Word: mattered
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...York World, is a strong advocate of the formation of a college chair of journalism, believing that by this means a stronger inducement will be offered to the undergraduates to adapt themselves more thoroughly to this occupation in life, and that in this way the tone and matter of the various publications will be perceptibly improved. Is there anything to hinder Harvard from trying the experiment by way of having a few lectures on the subject...
...right one. While it is obviously absurd to attribute a great increase like that in the freshman class at Yale last fall solely to Yale's triumphs on the athletic field; yet it seems to us to be taking a one-sided view of the matter to declare that Yale's continued victories have no influence on the number of men who go to that college. True, this influence is only one of many; but where the other attractions would have no effect athletic victories...
...part of the faculty to prevent any public celebration of any college event and efforts are being made this year to stop the usual Washington's birthday ceremonies. Professor Brush has had interviews with the presidents of the Shelf junior and freshman classes in regard to the matter. It is his desire to prevent any disturbance at all, and meetings of the classes interested will be called to consider the question. In the academic department yesterday Professor Wright and Professor Phillips interviewed a committee of twelve from the two lower classes and requested them to prevent if possible any action...
Some of the debt of the Boat Club, as it stood on November 1st, 1887-amounting to $2,187.28-has been paid, and propositions for paying off the rest as rapidly as possible are under consideration. A statement of that whole matter will be made shortly...
...February Monthly is out and abounds in excellent reading matter. The prose articles of this number are exceptionally fine, while the poetry is not quite up to its usual mark. The eminent historian, Mr. James Schouler, contributes the first article on "Andrew Jackson, Doctor of Laws," and in it he gives a very entertaining sketch of the farce of conferring the degree of L. L. D. on so uncouth a Westerner as President Jackson was. Mr. Schouler's description of Andrew Jackson's characteristics and his estimate of his culture are particularly interesting. Harvard's attitude in conferring the degree...