Word: gaines
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Conference Committee has been in existence now for one year, and although great promises were made of what the labors of the committee would gain for the college, we find as yet nothing of moment accomplished, except the change in the marking system. But as to this we are as yet unable to discover whether it was brought about by the efforts of the Conference Committee or was determined upon by the faculty without regard to the action of this committee. The cribbing question and the yard committee were the other subjects discussed last year. The former was magnified into...
...their support of their party, might be the means of converting not a few to their opinions. The selection of such a subject is wise, for two reasons; it interests the college in the work of the Union, while it calls upon the students as young men to gain an insight into the work of political parties...
...will be seen that in Massachusetts the greatest gain has been made; 10 in excess of '88 and 9 more than in '89. California has been increasing steadily in the number of men sent here, and the prospect for Harvard in the far west is very encouraging Rhode Island has shown up well for '90, having sent 7 men here this year...
Wednesday afternoon students going to the boat house to row found the premises locked and were unable to gain admission...
...more should they be in their diligence or negligence. The new system of grades is but a promise of what we may expect in the future, - the entire abolition of credits. Students will then learn, even if they do not now know it, that they are working to gain knowledge and undergo training, and that artificial helps do not aid them, but only make the motive for their work an unworthy one. It is not the learning that is to avail us, but the spirit in which the learning is sought...