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Word: favors (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...dollars have been spent upon new buildings during the last year. Of the 1174 students, 708 come from New York state; all states and territories are represented, besides a number of students from Japan, Brazil, Sandwich Islands, and all European countries excepting Austria. Co-education is rapidly growing in favor, and there are 132 ladies attending college...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cornell Register. | 11/28/1888 | See Source »

...divided his arguments into three parts: First, History of the existing system from its foundation in 1787. Second, Arguments against the existing system. Third, Arguments which are in favor of the existing system stated and answered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Union Debate last Evening. | 11/23/1888 | See Source »

...point made under this heading was that according to the present system many voters were virtually disfranchised in states returning a large majority in either direction. Under the third head, the argument that the present system would destroy state individuality was claimed by the affirmative as a point in favor of the proposed change...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Union Debate last Evening. | 11/23/1888 | See Source »

...sentiment of the college is in favor of the erection of such a tank and a site has been chosen and approved by the boating men. Funds only are lacking and it seems to us that in the present state of college feeling, the raising of such funds would not be a difficult matter. We all desire to see Harvard in athletics restored to her old position in the foremost rank of American colleges. Each successive defeat pushes us further from the front and if we do not desire to see in the spring one more victory added to Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/23/1888 | See Source »

...until the first of this week. The half-backs are not chosen yet and probably will not be until the Princeton game. The work of the freshman team has been, on the whole, rather unsatisfactory; for though a number of games have been played with large scores in their favor and the men are enthusiastic in practice, the work is of a very loose character at times...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Letter. | 11/21/1888 | See Source »

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