Word: idea
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...learn that there was much surprise felt in New Haven at the tone of the last Advocate in its criticism of the football match. The Yale students, it seems, had no idea that we could complain of our treatment there or could protest against the prize-fighting element of which they make a specialty. Of course, when a person does an ungentlemanly action, and then declares that he did not know it was ungentlemanly, while we pity his ill-breeding, it is useless for us to argue the point with him. And however unsatisfactory this may appear, it seems...
From this sketch some idea may be formed of the comfort and convenience which the Union affords. It seems to me that it is distinctly a step in advance of any thing that we have here, insomuch that it gives to virtually every one who can afford to pay the moderate fee of pound 1 a term (with no initiation fee), advantages offered by none of our institutions, except in part, and then to comparatively few. Having such a large revenue, the club is able to do more than any smaller association could attempt, in the way of enlarging...
...track had been divided by lines into three courses, for the one-hundred-yards slow race. - a capital idea, as it prevented fouls, and required skilful riding to keep within the limits, S. Williston, '82, and J. H. Taylor, B. I., started; but the former soon fell off his machine, and the latter simply rode over the course...
...opposed to each other. But Harvard is less open to this evil than most colleges, and the class of '80 is less open to it than most classes. Therefore we hope that the little society feeling which does exist will be entirely laid aside during the class election. The idea that each society must be represented among the class officers by any definite number of men is absurd; and if such an idea is carried out in voting, the result will be a bad choice, or an in-harmonious election, - perhaps both. To avoid an unpleasant result, the class should...
...recitations in a certain course occupy three hours a week, and upon inquiry, we discover that the basis of the Faculty's calculations is that two hours are to be spent in the preparation of each recitation. In fact, however, it is far otherwise. Some instructors, under the mistaken idea that their particular course is the only thing worth paying any attention to, impose an amount of work upon a student that, if thoroughly performed, would leave little or no time for anything else. Outside reading, theses, and hour examinations are not only recommended, but forced upon us to such...