Word: learn
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...much less than was hoped for, before the recess. Saturday, the wind and water were so bad, that the crew did not row in the afternoon. Again, Monday, the conditions were bad, but the crew went out, and got some exercise, even if they did not learn anything in rowing...
...college man would have to get for himself in his first contact with the outside world, would be very profitable. Such education, however, would have to come chiefly from outside men. If the student is to be told just what the outside world of the present is, he should learn it from men straight from the world itself, and from many men from the many aspects of the world...
...learn not a little of a man by studying the frequent recurring ideas in his work. For instance, we judge that Julius Caesar was Shakespeare's hero, since reference is made to him nearly thirty times in the various plays. Ideas of time, change and mutability, are frequently expressed, and Shakespeare's familiarity in imagination with death is very striking...
...captain and coaches will be directed. The work will last for about five weeks and during that time no pains will be spared to teaching the men the finer points of the game. It will be hard work throughout but an exceptionably good chance for anyone to learn to play the game as it should be played and the experience he will gain, if he shows enough promise and energy to keep up with the work, will be of great value to him next fall, either as a candidate for the 'varsity or class elevens...
...lecture room. And the effects moreover are carried beyond the lecture room. When the student comes to do his studying the results of the close air still cling to him, his brain does not work quickly, and he becomes drowsy. Everyone knows how much longer it takes to learn a lesson, if he is all the time on the verge of falling asleep, than if he could put all his energies into his work. Close air in a recitation room brings on this sleepiness; fresh air will do much to destroy...