Word: ifs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yale is careful not to send her best speakers. It is thought that if men are sent who combine common sense with intense earnestness it makes no difference whether they are speakers or not. The object of the deputation work is not exhortation or the discussion of theological problems, but...
In no avocation is the percentage of college-bred men so small as in that of journalism, which fact has given rise to much comment in the daily press. Beyond a good knowledge of stenography, an easy style, and a fair understanding of the rudiments of grammar and rhetoric, nothing...
We published yesterday a communication which is worthy of notice. The writer complained that whereas the degree of A. M. at Harvard may be obtained by any graduate who pursues a course of study-generally consisting of four electives-for one year, yet men who pass three years in the...
After very careful trial, the number of candidates for the Yale freshman crew has been reduced to twenty-two. So many men presented themselves at first that it was found to be quite impracticable to keep track of them, not-withstanding the greater portion had abundant qualifications for a close...
They offer a number of reasons for dropping the custom, the most important one being that, as the promenade question is in imminent danger of an adverse decision, any further disturbances would be likely to decide it unfavorably for the two lower classes. In addition the faculty offer a whole...