Word: mention
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...feel called upon to more than mention the numerous lectures and readings which are regularly posted in the weekly calendars, no to expatiate upon the rare opportunities afforded the laziest to receive knowledge without any personal outlay except an hour's attention. But we cannot suppress our astonishment at the meagre audiences which gather to hear the greater part of these readings. Every man who in the future will say he spent four years at college, could reasonably be called upon for some acquaintance, however superficial, with the masterpieces of Greek and Latin literature, and comparatively few of us would...
...account of such an institution as Harvard and then give only one side of it. Of course the book is not professedly an account of every phase of life in the university; but the fact that it takes the matter up at all would require that some slight mention at least be made of other sets besides that which Bixby and Symonds cultivated. For there is another "set" here, and a very large one it is. Unfortunately no author has ever taken it upon himself to make that set the personages of his book, but it does exist. Alongside...
...fully as potent reasons that are patent to the most casual observer. It has, we believe, been distinctly stated that the faculty positively could not allow larger classes to enter since they have not the accommodations either in rooms or instructors for them. It should be remembered, let us mention right here, that Harvard's classes always sound much larger to us than they are; the numbers they give - 286 this year - include what would be counted with us under different departments. Reckoning this way, our present freshman class numbers about 250. This is evident when we remember that Harvard...
...mention Egypt if you were not fortunate enough to get waylaid by a native...
...think, an unwarrantable extravagance. The launch has had a fair trial, has been put in order, well kept and carefully run, and the result is, that it is not a success. It has proved very unreliable, sometimes being out of use for several days at a time. I mention this, so that men may be prepared to discuss the matter at the meeting. The stay at New London was prolonged almost a week beyond the usual time, and hence the expense was nearly doubled, rising from about $600.00, as an average, to a little over $1,000.00. Next year...