Word: likes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...could be made to believe in it, then the minor matters of detail could be arranged without question. The financial hindrance is not so formidable as it appears, for there are graduates, almost without number, who would be glad to assist in the promotion of a series of races, like the one proposed. Will the boat club move in this matter, if the suggestion seems valuable to them...
...debate from the floor should be as much as possible like the informal discussions in committee of the whole of our legislatures. When a man wanders off from the subject or makes an inaccurate statement, any other member should feel free to interrupt him (with his permission, of course) and bring him to the point. A few wellput interruptions always add interest to a debate, and serve to make the speakers more at their ease...
...intended to furnish similar courses to those given by Harvard and Yale and a high standard of excellence for entrance is to be maintained. The tuition fee is to be of a like amount to those of neighboring institutions. The building of the professional schools which are to be added, is to be deterred until a year or so before the first class graduates. There are to be no dormitories, at least for the first two years. Mr. Clark believes that for the present none are needed, as he expects to draw his pupils mainly form the young...
...many learned and able men whether the munificent sum donated by its founder, Mr. Clark, could not have been used to better purpose by endowing one of the many small colleges struggling for an existence, or by placing the money in the hands of the trustees of some university like Harvard. Doubtless great good would have been done in either case. Be that as it may, Mr. Clark has seen fit to add one more to the already large list of colleges and this one is to be carried on as an ideal creation of his own mind. Whether...
...glad to notice that the bicycle club is not, like some of our athletic organizations, in a dormant state. Every Friday the club takes a short run over the splendid roads in this vicinity. To-day a hare and hounds run, the first for several years, takes place. The hunt is to be a slow one, and a bicycle or tricycle should be on hand to join in this delightful sport...