Word: learn
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...matter of no little gratification to all Harvard men to learn that there is a probability of a renewal of athletic games with Princeton in base ball and foot. Such contests, should they be finally arranged, could not but increase the spirit of friendliness between the two colleges and prove beneficial for the athletic interests of both. During the past three years Harvard has plainly refused to enter any "triple league" wherein would almost surely rise endless complications and possibly unjust discriminations. Harvard has aimed, on the other hand, to make some arrangement whereby her athletic contests with other colleges...
...world. The institute will take boys and girls and give them a practical education and one that is not too much like a specialist's. The pupils on leaving will be well equipped to begin life and will find no difficulty in obtaining a situation. A girl can learn dressmaking, that is manuals then in another department she can learn drawing and color and go still higher to the departments of art if she desires...
...been impossible to learn much of the details of the course as they are as yet only partially decided upon. Further developments will be watched with interest...
...Conference that universities can't be swapped like jack knives, and thought that the Union had better try to work out its own salvation, without much regard to Toynbee Hall. He emphasized as well as Dr. Hale, the desirability of modesty in college men, of a readiness to learn as well as to teach. He suggested that some competent laboring man in the Port should be induced to take a class of college men, and give them a biographical sketch of himself or of some of his friends. Various sociological questions might with advantage be investigated and monograms published thereon...
...lead the cheering at Springfield should be appointed at once. They should take charge of the cheering on Jarvis this week in order that they may get accustomed to their duties as leaders and that the students may learn to know who are to lead them in cheering next Saturday. We understand that in former years the 'varsity manager has appointed the cheering staff. He should at tend the matter sometime today. From this time the cheering for the eleven must be better than it has been at any time yet. There should be a meaning in the cheering...