Word: favored
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Lacrosse Association voted last night in favor of accepting a challenge which has been received from the Cornell lacrosse team to play a game about the middle of May. If the arrangements can be made, the game will be played in New York under the auspices of the New York Athletic Club. Cornell will probably have the strongest team in the country this spring...
...decided to have a class day and also to hold a dance on Monday of Commencement week. Several orders of exercise for class day were presented and the following one was adopted: Cheering, Class Histories, Class Wreath, Poem, Song. The members of the class also expressed themselves in favor of establishing a high stand honorary society in Sheff. On just what lines the society will be formed is not yet known. It is certain, however, that eligibility for membership will not be based wholly upon past work, but general ability will also be a requisite. Hence membership can hardly fail...
...hour examinations and on the outside work is perfectly possible and decidedly preferable. Practically no one stands up to defend the long exams. Not only is the whole force of public opinion against them, but the judgment of most of the men who would vote for abolition is in favor of the change. The point which I should like to have elucidated is, why, then, are they not abolished...
Though only thirty-four years old, Mr. Putnam is very highly spoken of by all who have had any chance to estimate his abilities. President Eliot is reported to have declared him one of the best three librarians in the United States, and from Minneapolis the testimony in his favor is especially favorable. The Boston Transcript in commenting editorially upon his appointment, says: "Everything seems to indicate that the new librarian has books in his blood, so to speak, and also the executive ability which is needed by the head of a great library like ours. Mr. Putnam's record...
Professor N. S. Shaler expresses great satisfaction at Professor Sargent's plan and is in favor of placing the national forests under the supervision of army officers. He doubts, however, the practicability of giving the proposed instruction at West Point. The task can be more effectively accomplished after the men leave the Academy, in a school specially adapted to the purpose. But the plan as a whole he commends, principally because "it provides for employment in time of peace of a considerable force which, in case of public need, could be at once turned to the uses...