Word: objections
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...needless for me to point the moral of this tale, but what (fresh) man hath done, that (fresh) man can do. Let me assure the freshman nine that the game will be an object of great interest to many others than the members of their own class, and that none will take more pleasure in seeing them win the game than those members of the class of '81 who may have the good fortune to be present...
...Again, I object to having examinations of three hours, in which a man is expected to give all he knows of a course that he has studied a year. The man, in such an examination, is generally given a paper that he cannot do justice to in twice the time allotted, and the rapidity with which he can write forms an important factor in the examination. The examinations should be much more numerous and much shorter, although a man should not be limited as to time...
...University of Paris was the first to introduce the system of colleges. The main object in the universities being lectures, there was no need of any buildings, except for lecture rooms. There was no library, as printing had not yet been invented. The system of colleges, on the other hand, was entirely different. It demanded the closest intimacy between professor and student, both of whom lived in the same house for reasons of economy. It could but react to the benefit of the students, while the lecture system gave no chance for any intimacy which might arise between student...
...Yale News dislikes our criticism of the lacrosse game. We are sorry, but did not the News also object to our remarks about a certain foot-ball match last fall...
...nationalization of the land. As to Mr. George's three great arguments, he affirms that commercial disturbances are due to speculations in land. This assertion, however, has no evidence to support it, and is opposed to the opinions of all economists. Land is far from being an object peculiarly subject to speculation above all other things. Again Mr. George declares that the tendency towards the enhancement of the value of land above its present value withdraws large bodies of land from cultivation, and drives down the margin of cultivation. Facts show this statement to be entirely contrary to the truth...