Word: judgments
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...have signed a document setting forth in appropriate terms their solemn belief that the best interests of the students in this institution of learning demand that they should have a week of rest somewhere between the first of January and the first of July. This belief is no hasty judgment. It is founded on the observations of several years; and the Faculty have the satisfaction of knowing that others, whose opportunities for forming an opinion have been equal, at least, to their own, came to the same conclusion about five years ago. The petition sent to the Corporation says that...
...beguiled by like nonsense. There is but one good way to row; all others are bad. Why did Oxford beat Harvard? Because she was stronger? Not a bit of it. Calm and unprejudiced critics have never held but one opinion, namely, because she rowed better and with more judgment. Why did Yale beat Harvard last year? For precisely the same reason. Nothing can be farther from me than to be personal in my remarks. The anguish of defeat is too great to be augmented by harsh words; but defeat, though unpalatable, is often salutary. Had Americans, and especially Harvard...
...journal, lasted from the first of July, 1875, to the first of June, 1876. The author started from Boston, crossed to San Francisco, thence to Japan, China, India, up the Red Sea to Cairo, from Alexandria to Italy, through France to England, and thence home. With praiseworthy judgment he devotes most of the volume to the countries less known, and but fifteen pages to Europe and its oft-described localities. We are surprised that any one could have passed so close to the shores of Greece without setting his foot upon the land. But with this exception Mr. Curtis seems...
...fact that every man, whatever he may think of himself in other ways, feels sure in his heart of hearts that he is level-headed,- to use an expressive bit of slang. If he makes any mistakes, it is always because he did not follow the dictates of his judgment. And every man considers his views of money matters to be as sound as sound can be. People who agree with him he considers as sound as himself. People who do not agree with him he calls fools. Now of course you do not want to be called a fool...
...Record states that the time-keeper for the race at Springfield stopped his watch when the winning crew passed the line, but failed, for some reason, to consult it immediately: "When it was consulted it was found to be running, and the announcement was simply the judgment of the time-keeper, and as such cannot be relied upon." It says further, that Mr. L. J. Powers, President of the Charter Oak Park at Springfield, took the time of each mile, and according to his watch Yale made the four miles in 21.01. This is undoubtedly more nearly right than...