Word: longer
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...graceful custom, and much can be said in favor of it. But when it can no longer be observed without stultification and absolute falsehood, it is high time to abandon it. - [Boston Herald...
...former lectured on the most important books in the morning and the latter in the afternoon. As before remarked, fees at first supported the lecturers, but gradually lectureships were founded by the cities, and the governments gradually gained their present power over the universities, and professors were no longer chosen by the students. The age of the students was various, but they were usually older than at the present day, it being reported that men of fifty years of age turned their steps towards Bologna upon the news of a new study, as Roman...
There are some arguments to be advanced, it is true, in favor of dwelling for a longer period on certain subjects and of more thoroughly digesting them, which would not be possible under the new plan, but courses where this treatment is preferable are comparatively few in number and could easily be rearranged so as to harmonize with the new plan. At present, as a matter of fact, the majority of our courses are divided into two partially or completely distinct portions by the present system of semi-annual examinations. Why could not this division be carried one step further...
...longer runs. Mulford, '84, Appleby, '84, Taylor, '84, and Milhau, '85, will probably contest. Taylor made the mile recently in 5 min. 11 3-5 sec., while Appleby ran the half...
...found that matters are thus improved, other steps may then be taken in order to keep away the more objectionable youths. Members of the association are also requested to pay "shackers" at the rate of five cents for an hour or under and ten cents for a longer time...