Word: gist
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...recent commotion at Vassar seems to have been but a "tempest in a teapot," notwithstanding the reports which have been heralded abroad to the contrary. A small occurrence, dragged into prominence by a few newspapers, has naturally been magnified far beyond its proper proportions. The gist of the whole matter is simply this, that the present system of conferring honors is considered by many of the students to be unjust, since it frequently permits those to obtain honors who are not considered by the college to have earned them. This led to a mild kind of a revolt, which...
...Yale boat practically ahead of the Harvard crew. This year naturally the boat club desires that all points should be settled in advance; for it seems entirely reasonable that such questions should be settled before Yale's challenge is officially and definitely settled. The simple gist of the matter is, that Harvard does not wish to bind herself to row a race until she knows definitely and finally what the conditions and arrangements are, especially when the arrangements in dispute are so vital as they are in this case. The race, we hope, will be rowed. It is only very...
...freedom of thought and action of individuals. The decision of Judge Vinton was delivered on Saturday morning, the entire bar being present to hear his rulings. The opinion was quite lengthy, and went over all the ground, and was replete with quotations from decisions bearing on the subject. The gist of the decision may be gleaned from the following summing...