Word: fitly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...attendance of all the Exeter men in college. Almost all the large preparatory schools except Exeter have flourishing representative clubs at Harvard, but although there has been much said about the formation of an Exeter Club, the graduates of that school, up to two weeks ago, had not seen fit to interest themselves in the matter. An opportunity is now offered all those at any time connected with the Academy to advance the interests of that school by the formation of a club. The meeting will be held at 7.30 at the room of T. Woodbury, '89, 9 Linden street...
...regretted that the Princetonian should see fit to decide upon the merits of the recent vote of our Board of Overseers without waiting for fuller information upon the question involved. It is a universal tendency of college journalism to form hasty opinions on insufficient knowledge of a matter, and it appears that the Princetonian has erred in this direction. Unfortunately, too, a vein of malice seems to appear, which wounds more than the unjust condemnation of our system of recitations...
...women are to be given the right to vote, they ought certainly to be given instructions which will fit them to perform their duties as citizens. Naturally a knowledge of American institutions and of American history is of the first consequence, yet we find but scanty provision for instruction in these two subjects. In two out of fourteen selected colleges for women, it was found that American history had no assigned place; in three, one course in it is given; in four, two courses; in three, three courses, and in two, Cornell and Michigan, four courses. "In eight...
...subject, all those who will attend will listen to a very interesting lecture. By some mistake or other the notice of this lecture was omitted in this week's calendar, so that many men will be kept away by previous engagements. Nevertheless it is hoped that an audience fit for the occasion will meet Professor Norton...
...first prize for the high jump will be a cup, the base of which will be made of cut glass and the bowl, artistically arranged to fit in it. The prize for putting the shot will be an etched oxidized ornament which will stand about nine inches high. Both contests will be handicap and open to all members of the university, with a liberal handicap...