Word: generalization
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...suggestion is often made that the student should plan his work in advance in a way to obviate this interference of courses. But it is manifestly impossible for Freshmen to decide on eighteen courses. He can plan in a general way what line of study he would like to pursue, but beyond that he cannot go. He is necessarily affected by each succeeding year and by each course he takes. The difficulty of choice of subjects is increased by the fact that many of the best courses are given only every second or third year. The result of this...
...greatest outcome of this strife against royalty in the Company was the introduction the same year of parliamentary government into Virginia. Yardly issued writs calling for elections, and the first general assembly met, each of the eleven boroughs sending two burgesses...
When Lord Delaware, the newly appointed governor, arrived in 1610, he found affairs in a wretched condition, due to three causes: The lack of a strong government: the communistic system; and the general bad character of the people. Improvement began at once, although it was necessarily slow. To provide the much-needed food Somers went with Argall to Bermuda. Somers himself died and his crew, disobeying his orders to return to Virginia, set sail for England. Argall, however, procured food from the Indians on the Potomac. In March, 1611, Delaware sailed for England, leaving George Percy in charge of affairs...
...Sargent, Jr., died suddenly on Saturday, in his appartments at 3 Spruce street. Mr. Sargent was a graduate of the Scientific School, and of the Law School, class of 71. He came of an old and noted Boston family. His father, General Sargent, graduated from Harvard in 1843, and is the founder of the Horace Binney Sargent scholarship. Mr. Sargent entered upon the practice of his profession as assistant city solicitor under J. P. Healey, but relinquished his profession about ten years ago. He was State Inspector of Rifle Practice on General Sutton's staff...
PEABODY CLUB.- 126 Mt. Auburn street. Seats at general table $5 a week. Also room for one club table...