Word: honorable
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...among the candidates for the class crews, since it has materially lessened their chances of winning the race. The question, therefore, arises whether the Law School can compete in the class races without the consent of the other class crews? It certainly seems to me as if but little honor could be gained by old experienced oarsmen, some of whom have already obtained everlasting glory and honor in Harvard's boating history, in competing with men of comparatively little experience. I would therefore like to propose to their captain to have him challenge the victorious crew, and thus, instead...
...dated twenty-six years ahead, which gives rise to a degree of uncertainty as to the ultimate establishment of the prize. The influence of such a prize would doubtless be very beneficial. Its value ($400, or $500.) would make it an object worth striving for, aside from the honor of winning such a prize, Every student who excelled in a single one of the seven points would have reason to become a candidate, and would be led to do the best he could in the other six branches. The tendency of this competition would be to correct the undue estimate...
Duels among the German students are not caused by personal enmity, but arranged by committees specially appointed by the several classes to look after this branch of athletic (?) sports. It is the duty of the class committee to produce a man who may sustain the honor of the class by proving himself the best swordsman in the university. The happy student who is chosen is often ignorant of his opponents names. He may refuse, if he will, but as it is considered a great honor to represent the class he seldom declines to fight. As class feeling runs high, duels...
...Japanese student at the University of Berlin has been appointed assistant to the Professor of Anatomy, and the Minister of Public Worship has approved the appointment. No honor equivalent to this is said yet to have fallen on a Chinaman in any European institution...
...cannot be said, however, that the role of posing as a phenomenon is in any way a trying one, or that the appearance of these visitors ever succeeds in disturbing very much the calm flow of college life. Occasionally those will arrive whom it becomes a pleasure to honor if the means lie in our power, as would have been the case with the distinguished English critic who so recently was in Cambridge, had the opportunity been offered; and as did happen in the case of the French visitors last year. In this connection we would suggest that it would...