Word: minimum
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...reading in college as an epic poem; second, the introduction of the elements of one modern language, either French or +++erman, as a requirement; third, the alterations of the English requirement to an exercise in English prose composition based upon specific authors; fourth, the introduction of maximum and minimum entrance requirements; the minimum requirements are the old requirements simplified and slightly raised the maximum requirements are at least equal to the Yale entrance and superior to the Harvard minimum. Then there are advanced requirements in each subject, so that those who come finely prepared in quantity as well as quality...
...from the Faculty, but the cities talked over were as follows. New York, Philadelphia or Washington, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Chicago, Buffalo and Albany. The aim will be constantly kept in mind of shortening the distances between the cities, thus reducing the wear and tear of the journey to a minimum. The active work of rehearsing in the Glee Club will be begun next week. The officers expect an excellent club...
...money. Nevertheless, anyone who saw the very small crowd at the final game yesterday, a crowd consisting largely of fellows who had friends with them, must have felt that even if the expenses were saved something else was lost. The enthusiasm was (for a class game) reduced to a minimum. When so much of the enjoyment of the class games consists in this feature of enthusiasm, it seems a pity that at the deciding game of all games, at the game where class spirit and cheering is apt to be at its highest, such an effective damper should be placed...
...give a good education, where the leading place shall be given to natural science and the modern languages. Students are admitted to this course without Greek and without Latin, if they can offer a good year's work in French and German Latin is provided in maximum and minimum amounts, the maximum being required if the student takes up the study after entrance. Two years of German are required in the scientific department, and the student must be able to read French. The student must choose during the year two courses in mathematics and natural sciences. But the choice offered...
...Princeton catalogue for 1891 places the minimum annual expenses of students...