Word: himselfe
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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IT is quite fashionable for Harvard men to be somewhat boastful of the various advantages and superiorities of their Alma Mater. This boasting is harmless enough, but it would be well for the men who indulge in it to devote themselves to the present; for, should they look into the...
Here we have the same injustice to those whose homes are at a distance. Suppose a man lives sixty or seventy miles from Cambridge, and does not wish to incur the expense necessary to going each week, yet wishes to go at irregular intervals throughout the year. He cannot. Unless...
In this connection there are two points to be considered, viz. the object of these examinations, and the attainment of that object. As I understand it, their purpose is to test the accuracy and thoroughness of the student's work during the half-year, and upon their result to base...
- The class in heavy gymnastics, numbering seventy-eight members, is divided into four sections according to strength. Twenty-eight marks are required to enter the first division, twenty-two the second, seventeen the third, and twelve the fourth. The basis for assigning marks is as follows: "The applicant places himself...
The same trouble comes into many of our affairs. There is no definite object for which a man can work. Time was when it was something to row well. A place on the crew was a thing to excite the ambition of any man. Now, there is no object sufficient...