Word: fittings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that of professionals, would be a hard question to answer. We certainly do not get as good practice from them as we should from professional teams, and every other nine in the college league has the benefit of professional practice. Under these circumstances we hope the faculty will see fit to consider carefully the question of rescinding a rule which places our athletic interests at a manifest disadvantage, and which thus far has resulted in no apparent good...
...executive committee of the association shall decide all points arising under these rules, and all points not covered by these rules, and if in their judgment the spirit though not the letter of these rules has been violated in any case, they shall take what action they think fit...
...president of Vassar College said, not long since, that "colleges for men seem to be places where they can kick off a great deal of superfluous energy and experience of youth, where they can be trained to be fit for the society of young women, and while they are undergoing this curriculum is it not just as well that the young women should remain at Smith and Vassar...
Various places of residence before coming to college, with the dates. Schools and academies you have attended, with the dates and principals' names. When and where did you begin to fit for college? Had you been engaged in any occupation other than studying...
...American college curriculum. It is plain that in this way alone can the standard of politics in this country be raised. The tendency of modern life is every day running towards specialization, and this tendency will undoubtedly soon be a factor in political life. In England and Germany men fit themselves specially for politics, just as others do for medicine and law. Many schools have been founded specially to prepare for the civil service examinations. The introduction of civil service reform in this country will soon necessitate such special preparation here. The universities will be expected to act as feeders...