Word: idea
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first word of the titles. Society publications have the society as author's name. Some books, as various editions of the Bible, and the Greek and Latin authors, are not in the author catalogue, but are grouped together in the subject catalogue. Subject catalogue is also alphabetical. The idea is that every book be put under its most special head, and the specific heads be grouped under the larger main heads. There are 400 main headings in the subject catalogue. It was then shown how to make any special research by means of the subject catalogue. Attention was called...
...freshman class is acting in such an unpatriotic manner with regard to the team that is to represent them to day. It is evident that the members of '91 are novices in college life customs, or they would realize the mistake they are making. They can have no idea of the stimulating effect of enthusiastic cheering, or they would certainly go to New Haven and support their team. If the freshmen eleven is beaten, it will be a bitter lesson to the class, and all the more bitter because the blame will lie with them...
...book he wants is not in use. If each man should take the very slight trouble necessary, and replace the book in its proper place after using, he would save an infinite amount of annoyance and trouble to other men and would benefit himself as well. For if the idea once gets footway that every man is expected to replace books when he is through to replace books when he is through reading them, men would feel the necessity of doing it, and all would be mutually benefited...
...have played with Yale two years and Princeton has stolen the championship away from us both years. I have trained our team this year with the idea that we have got to fight the referee as well as Princeton. I hope our team will stamp our opponents in the mud to-morrow...
...interval of several days. As to the second, what points might be gained by Yale would be of little benefit to her, as no crew can entirely change its tactics in the space of a few days. Betting might be influenced by the "points," yes, if that is the idea. It makes little difference to Columbia whether they row before or after Yale; a good race, a fair field and no favor is all we desire.- Columbia Spectator...