Word: existing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...forty-four universities that have been founded in Germany only twenty-six now exist...
...hear much of the Harvard indifference; it could hardly be that no such carelessness should exist among us, for before a man gets the control of any department of interest - athletics, literature or anything else - a large fraction of his college life has passed. Hence, a quick succession of captains in the crews and nines, of editors-in-chief in the papers, and so there can be no fixed policy in the conduct of athletics or anything else. One man builds his plan out and disappears; another succeeds him and grafts his own ideal on to his predecessor's relicts...
...lives under an absolute monarchy could never write understandingly about the kingdom of God, because his mind would not be broad enough to grasp the subject. He would be continually thinking of the different social relations, between man and man on earth, which do not exist in heaven. A student who does not use his knowledge to enlighten those of his follow-creatures who have not enjoyed his advantages, makes a misuse of the powers which God has given him. In conclusion, Faure's "Crucifix" was sung by a chorus of tenors and basses...
Early in its existence it became apparent to its members that the club could not exist without some permanent abiding place. At that time there were no vacant rooms in the college yard, so they were compelled to hire apartments on Brighton street, which continued to be the society quarters for seven years. In 1873, the club moved to four rooms in the upper part of the north entry of Hollis. The society soon outgrew these rooms, and in 1876 moved to its present apartments on Brattle street. Dramatic entertainments are of frequent occurrence in the club. The enthusiasm...
...claimed that the difficulty of marking fairly is heightened by the additional labor entailed in the instructions, but these difficulties, if they do exist, will soon be overcome...