Word: objective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...year. Both these men have been severely overworked of late years, and if the nine comes out victorious in many games this spring, the increase in the amount of business to be done in U. 5 will be such as to render a term of rest, not an undesirable object for the above mentioned officers of the college...
...Advisory Conference Committee which was first organized at Williams in the spring of 1884, for the purpose of set tling the difficulties which arose between the students and faculty concerning the cane rushes which at that time excited considerable comment in the press of the country. The object for which the Committee was called together was simply to settle this one question, but its action was so satisfactory, and conducive of such excellent results that it has since been made a permanent feature of the disciplinary system. The Committee consists of twelve student members elected by the several classes...
...general principe whether a college paper should use the name of any gentleman in its criticisms, there is, of course, a difference of opinion. The object of the Advocate is to have whatever criticisms it makes, forcible though just. When it thinks that this can be done without the use of anyone's name, it will make the criticism wholly impersonal; but when on deliberation it seems necessary to mention any gentleman's name, either for praise or censure, it will not hesitate to do so boldly and fearlessly...
...greater degree than that of the students." This is unfortunate. A conference committee, in order to accomplish the end it has in view, must have the utmost confidence and sympathy of the students at large, and the moment it ceases to have this, it fails in its object. As a means of communication, it is not of so much consequence what the faculty may think of it, but how it is regarded by the students, whether or not it reflects their sentiments and their desires...
...consider a single case; suppose a student, while a mere boy, has consented to take his father in with him to the paternal business, but that the wisdom which comes with long continued meditation shows him his mistake. He has learned the fallacy of his early reasoning. The object of life is pleasure and self-improvement. Money is but a means. The money getter makes it and end. Therefore he, the student, will not go into business, but travel, perhaps write a little, develop naturally as a flower, and live the only life possible for a rational graduate...