Word: larger
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...sides is heard a call for larger accommodations. Harvard needs at least three dormitories, an annex to Memorial Hall, and money for countless objects. We cannot expect that all of these wants can be satisfied in one day, but there is one deficiency which ought to be supplied at once. N. H. 5 has been declared open to only a majority of those who wish to take it, for the simple reason that there is not a sufficient number of microscopes to supply the demand. It is a great disappointment, to all of the unsuccessful applicants, and it would appear...
...those who elected the summer courses in chemistry, either for the purpose of doing up their work for the coming year, or because they desired to offer the work thus performed as a substitute for the chemistry courses required in the Medical School. Of these summer students, however, the larger number were students from other colleges, or persons not other-wise connected with the university. This, year, however, a large number of the regular undergraduates of the college will remain in residence. Of these the greater part will study chemistry, but many will devote their time to Political Economy...
...occasion for an undignified attempt to increase the influence of a college by giving men, eminent in other departments than in learning, titles which are properly the reward of only scholarship and high literary ability. This evil does not exist to as great a degree in our larger colleges that have reputations, and are careful of them, as it does in the smaller institutions of learning, that are eager to claim some great man as an adopted son, and therefore select several promising public men, in the expectation that perchance one of them may hereafter become famous, and aid with...
...applications now coming in for 1885 6, give promise of a larger number of students for the 'Annex' than it has ever before had, and yet it is impossible to receive more pupils in our present narrow quarters. In short, the vigorous growth of our undertaking places us in the most serious embarrassment. We have either to cramp its farther development or make provision for its increase...
Another score to the credit of the Glee Club and Pierian. The concert given in Boston last evening was of the first order and deserved a larger audience...