Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...quickening interest in public debates which has made itself manifest of late throughout the country has suggested the idea of a league between all the college debating societies. This idea bids fair to be realized by a project in which the New Harvard Union is now engaged. A circular has been sent by this society to the debating organizations in Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, and other institutions. This circular invites these other debating societies to elect delegates for the purpose of forming a union which then would rapidly be enlarged so as to include more and more...
...will of the late C. A. Buhl of Detroit. This gift is to be expended for the law library, which already consists of 15,000 volumes. The university also seems likely to receive the great $30,000 organ that was on exhibition at the world's fair...
...larger examinations there was a good deal of talking by the proctors and much more moving about than seemed necessary. It was perfectly plainly a disturbance to several men. We realize that some movement is necessary and that some talking may be. It is but fair to demand, however, that everything of the kind not absolutely necessary be dispensed with...
...found a single instance of unfavorable comment. This in itself is no little cause for satisfaction, but the many words of praise which also appear are even more gratifying. The rules reem to find general acceptance and commendation, and have been recommended by prominent sporting authorities as eminently fair and sports manlike. We see them reflected in the rules adopted by Yale; with one or two possible exceptions the working of both systems will be identical...
...Physics, Astronomy and Chemistry; 7, Natural History (Biology, including Botany, Zoology, and Physiology); 8, History, Civil Government, and Political Economy; 9, Geography (Physical Geography, Geology and Meteorology). Great care was taken in the forming of these conferences, as to the scholarship and experience of those chosen, as to the fair distribution of them in colleges and schools, and as to their proper geographical distribution. Every effort was made to have the movement thoroughly representative and exhaustive...