Word: guardian
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...possible to keep up the old method of practice games with professionals: Lists of all foot-ball and base-ball teams allowed to play out of town shall be filed in the registrar's office; and each member must also file the written consent of his parent or guardian to his connection with the team. Leave of absence not exceeding eight days per terms will be granted to these teams, part of the absences thus incurred to be taken from each man's gratuity. No conditioned student shall play in games out of town. Such leave of absence will...
...Many old fashions are quaint and charming; this one certainly is not. The tone of the age is against this 'peculiar institution.' Overgrown classes, eager individual work in special lines, the advanced age compelled by high standards of qualification, largely relieve the individual student from his duty as guardian of class dignity and general corrigeur des moeurs...
...seeming to him, in the light of experience, trivial, untrue, despicable and ridiculous." The sexes pursue the same courses of study "without harm to any one or to any interest, but with the most unequivocal mutual advantage." Lady students no more require a lady principal, matron or guardian than the boys need a mother or elder sister to take care of them. Female candidates for graduation in the medical department have several times gained the highest number of marks. The same amount of work is required from them as from the male students, and things are in no wise made...
...being rigidly enforced in Baltimore which forbids minors to enter the theatre unless accompanied by parent or guardian...
After an equally successful attempt at rowing, I gave up athletic sports, and decided not to be a much greater man than the rest of my class. But I hear you say, my dear guardian, "All this is very fine, but why don't the young scamp tell me what he has learned?" Ah, well, I will; I have had a sort of delicacy about breaking the ice, but if you must know, why, je ne care...