Word: failings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...think the idea is a good one and one that can not fail to be interesting in its results. Every Harvard student, however doubtful he may feel about the presence of forty men-of-letters in this country who are worthy of membership in an American academy, must feel that if such a body is to be chosen by popular vote he should have a voice in the selection. Therefore we call upon our readers to send in lists to us, which we will promptly forward to the Critic. The lists should contain the names of forty American authors...
...crusade party in this discussion have for clinging with such desperate fondness to a mere watchword such as this. Word-jugglery is often effective on party contests, but we cannot but think it harmful here. That is to say, we believe that those who support the new crusade often fail to grasp the real evils which have called forth this reform movement, because of a certain mental obstinacy on their part in only considering one aspect of the evil. It is true that it does no particular harm to attach to the term "professionalism" the peculiar connotation which is given...
...college grounds requesting such to fill in the amount they are willing to subscribe for the nine, and return by mail the answers. All who do not feel able to subscribe are requested to so notify the manager by means of these postals. We hope none will fail to return some answer to these requests. It certainly is nothing more than an act of common courtesy so to do, and it will relieve the manager of much extra trouble...
...University of Pennsylvania will endeavor to arrange a race with Harvard. Should her attempt fail, she will claim the championship...
...against poverty, has educated men who have taken prominent places in public and private life, and has inculcated and continues to teach sound learning and pure morality. The students whose rough exteriors have been referred to are often the most deserving and ambitious, and in after life they seldom fail to honor their Alma Master. Dartmouth College needs no other or better defence than the remarkable oration of Daniel Webster, spoken years ago, in the celebrated case before the Supreme Court. [Ex.x...