Word: movement
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...University met last evening and considered with pleasure the proposition signed by you. We entirely agree with your sugg stion and are ready to undertake a series of five meetings in Boston. We do this with a full sense of the significance and seriousness of such a movement, and we feel that success will be best obtained by committing all details to the students themselves. We should think it best to hold these meetings as soon as they can be conveniently arranged. Each of us stand ready to give such assistance and advice as he can personally offer...
...insoluble puzzle to people of the outer world. Of late there has been a noticeable increase of interest in religions matters at Harvard, and it gives great satisfaction to all who make the welfare of the University their interest. The standard of scholarship will be raised by this religious movement, and men will take a greater interest in others welfare. One of the worst evils of college life is selfishness. The desire to help the outside world should be another result of this gradual reformation...
...strong movement is now on foot to memorialize the council of the University of Cambridge, England. by members of its senate in favor of degrees for women...
...audacity of such extreme measures, we would say that long years ago those sign-boards were put in place-long before Harvard had reached her position of sublime indiffer erence or inanity-call it what you will-and that no one now a-days would attempt any such energetic movement as is threatened upon these ancient landmarks. May they always remain placed as they are now, sacred mementos of our former greatness...
...Yale's success in foot-ball. The men become thoroughly accustomed to their positions, learn to work well together, and know just how much confidence to place in each other. The result is that playing becomes a kind of second nature to them; they are necessarily quicker in their movement, and more on the alert to pounce right down on their prey without stopping to think about...