Word: maye
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...very material increase in the number of men offering more subjects than are strictly required for entrance. By the old method, a candidate was often compelled to prepare himself on a set of subjects, some of which were utterly distasteful to him. By the new method, a candidate may make a choice and pursue a course of preparatory study congenial to his tastes, and one which will be in a line with the preparation at college for the work which he contemplates after graduation. Latin, Greek and mathematics still have much greater weight in the examinations than...
...profound and came straight from the heart. He was an energetic man in whatever he did, and was thoroughly alive to all that surrounded him, thus being able to appreciate and take in the spirit of God when it was revealed to him. We, in whatever work we may be striving, can not hope to have his Spirit revealed to us unless we are wide awake to the world about...
...view of the discussion now going on over the relation of athletics to scholarship among college students, some facts collected from the recent report of the committee on athletics to the faculty of Harvard may be of interest. The thorough investigation of the committee leaves no room for doubt that athletics have had a beneficial effect upon the scholarship of men here. From the first table in the report which shows the college rank of the university teams in 1885-86, it appears that the average percentage of the four college teams was 72. That of the crew...
...McKenzie may be found at Wadsworth House 1 every week-day from...
...lectures on the Acropolis at Athens will be delivered in the Jefferson Laboratory after the mid-year examinations by Dr. J. R. Wheeler. The lectures will be given on Monday and Friday afternoons at 4 o'clock, beginning February 15 and ending March 11. A synopsis of the lectures may be had at the University Bookstore or upon application to any of the instructors in Greek. The course, though intended particularly for classical students, will be open to the public...