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Word: far (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...found a list of the number of the men who have entered the class of '91 from the larger states, compared with the number entering in previous years. All special students and dropped '90 men have been excluded. The total number of bona fide freshmen who have so far registered is 267, but it is probable that a few more freshmen who took the fall examinations have registered since the list was made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Statistics of the Freshman Class. | 10/10/1887 | See Source »

...rushing on Monday night, as far as I could observe, was perfectly good natured and no one was injured. The old class antagonism must be exhibited in some way, and the one which was adopted is as harmless and as satisfactory as any. When we read the reports from other colleges, we ought to be proud, I think, of the moderation which exists at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 10/8/1887 | See Source »

...much nearer approximation to the conditions that obtain at English universities, where the friends that an undergraduates has are largely those whose acceptance he made at one or another of the great public schools. The conclusion that might be drawn from this change is that, so far as social confederations are concerned, a prominence and importance have been given to the preparatory schools in New England that they did not in other days possess.-Boston Herald...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Decay of Class Spirit. | 10/8/1887 | See Source »

Johns Hopkins University holds 17,000 shares of Baltimore and Ohio stock, producing thus far a yearly income...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 10/6/1887 | See Source »

...Thus far, about 240 young men have been admitted to the freshman class at Harvard, the number at Yale being 205; but fully 100 more are expected to appear, so that the entering class may number over 300. Last year 280 registered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Few Facts About Harvard. | 10/5/1887 | See Source »

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