Word: less
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...course and the great stress put upon English writing, carry within themselves the true theory of thorough culture in this most important branch, but at the same time, there are many things which require just as much practice relatively as criticism. This class of work binds one more or less to a set method of thought, and a narrow way of looking at things. You cannot gather figs from thistles, nor acquire a ready style and ample vocabulary from constant application of the familiar, "What does the author attempt? Is the attempt worth while? Is the attempt successful?" These three...
...would follow that few of them can graduate, and such as do only squeeze through their examinations. But an inspection of the college records reveals quite a different story. It shows that while seventy out of every hundred men among all classes graduate, among the boating men not less than seventy-four out of every hundred reach the required average...
...plenty of good materiel within its ranks, and it should all be brought out. There is nothing discouraging in the fact that so few men are acquainted with the game, for, outside the preparatory schools of Boston and vicinity, few have a chance to see it played, much less take part in it. Therefore, let all who have the physical strength, and really care to play, go out and practise every day, and we have no doubt that the result will be seen next season in a strong and successful team...
...misstatement in our columns by which the number of students in the academical department of the university was represented as being three less than the number enrolled in the catalogue of last year, must be at once corrected. The university is growing. This year in particular, far from showing any diminution in the number of students, exhibits an encouraging increase of almost sixty. Yet in spite of this correction of the mistake made yesterday, we look forward with cheerful expectancy to the mails which shall bring to us the next week's numbers of our widely scattered and highly esteemed...
...existence. Both the debating society and the reading-room are organizations designed to fill out the several deficiencies of the regular college course; and every student should realize that the full benefits of a college course cannot be gained without his patronizing these organizations to a greater or less degree. It is very fitting, and not at all surprising, that the Union should undertake the establishing of a reading-room, and it would seem as if, on account of its feeling the need more strongly and realizing the benefit more perfectly, the Union ought to succeed in its undertaking...