Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...undervalue and would not neglect the classics. All he asked was that science and modern languages should have their fair share of time and attention, or, as has been well observed at their opening meeting, there was one side of our nature which science was the only means of cultivating. Our present system of secondary education demanded, it seemed to him, the careful and serious attention of parents, and, if not watched, would constitute a real danger for the country. He observed that Balliol College and New College, to whose co-operation they were so greatly indebted, had very wisely...
...Echo's female contributors, we should not hesitate to do so; but we fear that said contributors, if any such remain, are by this time quite beyond our reach. For ourselves, we have no female contributors; but if we may flatter ourselves that we have any readers among the fair sex, we take great pleasure in informing them of the existence of this school, and shall be happy to furnish them with further information by mail...
...false impression of Mr. Arnold's criticism. Instead of taking away anything from Emerson's real rank, it has really but defined it the more clearly, and placed him in the light in which posterity must view him. If, instead of carping at Mr. Arnold's frank and fair criticism, our people would only put away their own ideas and take Emerson as he actually is, it would much simplify the working out of a result which must be found true in time...
...sing with a little more sympathy their glees would be greatly improved. The faults to be found with the Pierian Sodality are precisely supplementary to these. In consideration of the short time they had to prepare their pieces (a little over two weeks) they made a fair showing, and a close observer could see the promise of very good things in the future. The men played in not particularly good time and some of the music was rather too hard for them. Reubenstein dances were a good selection, being not easily comprehensible and requiring perfect execution to make them effective...
...young gallants allure their favorite fair...