Word: instead
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...former concerts the audience has been in the habit of greeting the leader with deathly silence instead of the cordial applause that ought to be, and in other cities is, accorded to him. This coldness amounts to no less than an insult, and should not be allowed to continue, for, if we can find no higher motive than a selfish one, we must remember that no orchestra can play with spirit and enthusiasm unless it feels the audience in sympathy with it. As Mr. Gericke, then, takes his place Thursday evening, let him receive a few rounds of applause...
...ocean have as good a right to the title as their compeers across the sea. The progress of university life in all the larger colleges within the past decade has been striking, the broadening of the narrow views on educational affairs, the tendency to treat students like men instead of boys, the founding of new schools of learning in intimate connection with the main body of the college, all of these have contributed to give the right to the broader title of university. Surely nothing can be more indicative of the healthy demand for a liberal education, by the young...
...Territory had no ready money to give to the cause of higher education. The choice of a township was so restricted that good lands could not be found in one block. Again Congress came to the aid of the educational cause, and in 1826 granted two townships instead of one, with the privilege of selecting the entire amount of land in detached portions from any part of the public domain not previously granted. Upon this wise and generous provision, and upon the good choice made of land rests the national endowment of the University of Michigan. The institution...
...think as a rule they are beneficial, especially in hard or doubtful courses. They count very little on the year's mark and no cramming need be done for them except by a few lazy men, whom it will not injure to "brace' once or twice during the year instead of doing all their study for the semiannuals. And they certainly are of great use in giving one an idea of the nature of the questions on the midyear papers and of the kind of work expected there. Besides they are excellent tests to let a man see whether...
...there will be a lecture from 9 to 10 a. m. instead of the regular laboratory work...