Word: means
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...appointment of Dr. Royce to an assistant professorship of Philosophy. Never was promotion more merited. Dr. Royce not only conducted most acceptably the courses in philosophy which last year fell to his lot through the absence of one of the professors of that department,- and this is no mean praise when we consider that it was Professor Palmer's place which he filled,- but also, since he has had charge of the forensice, he has done more to raise the standard of the English department than has been done since the appointments of Professors Childs and Hill. Until this year...
...prominent member of the Canoe Club, says that it is the intention of the Club to have a ladies's day at one of their meetings this spring. Does this mean that each member is to have a fair one to help him "paddle his own canoe...
...careful consideration to hit upon this much desired plan. A body made up of members of the faculty and students, governed by rules growing out of the report decided on by the preliminary conference, will afford a proper medium whereby a scheme of government of student interests, that will mean something, can be proposed, discussed, and pushed forward. Viewed in this light, the work of the temporary conference is a short step in the right direction Whether this step is the first of a series, depends greatly on the students. The way to gain power, is to show ourselves capable...
...word freedom has many meanings. When who say that a stream is not free to flow because it is frozen, we do not speak of the same freedom as when we say that a Negro is not free to vote because he is intimidated. For the Negro may still vote if he has cour-age enough to run the risk; but the frozen stream cannot possibly flow. Besides, a stream is not free to flow except when it is actually flowing, but a man may be free to vote and yet never cast his ballot. Thus by liberty we mean...
When we speak of freedom of the will, we usually understand a kind of freedom different from all these. We mean by freedom, that a man, solicited by given motives in a given emergency, may act in various ways. For instance: the fact that I am enjoying a walk does not prove that I went out, or am walking now, of my own free-will; on the contrary, my enjoyment, in so far as it has any bearing at all on my freedom, tends to discredit it; since it would be harder to assign a reason for my action...