Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last annual report of President Barnard of Columbia College, there is an urgent appeal to make that college more exclusively an institution for graduate instruction. President Barnard speaks very strongly in favor of the plan, even going so far as to say that "it would not be educationally a misfortune if Columbia College should cease to exist as a school for undergraduate students." With this end in view it is proposed to add to the library books particularly designed for postgraduate courses. Under the subject of the "Library" the report says...
Continuing, the Mail and Express, seems to believe that the "liberalizing tendencies" and "optional system" have gone far enough. The movement has already been carried so far as to "embarrass the faculty in the arrangement of recitations, and to bewilder the student at the latitude of his possible selections," while at Harvard the unfortunate undergraduate is "practically turned out to grass, to nibble at his own sweet will." The Mail and Express, like a stern parent, suggests in the case of freshmen, that instead of placing the divining rod in the hand of that precious youth, it would be more...
...Varsity nine has played thus far twenty-two games, of which two have been defeats. Of the six championship games, five have been victories. The following statistics are compiled from the official score and show the work of the nine in the championship games. Four games have been played with Princeton and two with Yale...
...will be seen from the above that we have out-fielded and out-batted our opponents, but our high averages have been made against the weaker of our opponents, Princeton. Harvard has out-fielded Yale, but is far behind her in batting, having made but ten hits to Yale's twenty...
...repaired, stored, and sold next fall at as favorable terms as possible This will be a great convenience both for the sellers and buyers and should have the assistance of all members it is desirable also that the text-book department should be enlarged. Efforts have been made as far as possible to obtain for the society the exclusive sale of certain text-books. Of course the success of this plan depends largely on the willingness of the instructors to give exclusive information. As it is an important object for the students to get their books as cheaply as possible...