Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...moral is obvious. Let there be some opportunity given to those who wish to meet an instructor for the purposes of reading at sight; let some instructor deliver a course of lectures in German, in language suited to our modest acquirements; in short, let the same opportunities be given to the man who wishes to study German as to the one who wishes to study French; and it will soon be seen that enough men will make use of the privilege to warrant its being granted...
Assuming that such an event would be distasteful to every academic student, the question which now presents itself is, How can we make Class Day successful? The obvious answer is, By enlisting the interest of every portion of the class. Let the exercises be of such a character, and let those exercises be conducted in such a manner, as to give each section of the class some sense of proprietorship. Let no part of the class feel that they are acting the part of mere spectators. In this way, and in this way only, can Class Day be made successful...
...Dartmouth's lines read thus, with the correction of an obvious misprint at the end of line sixth, whether due to the Advocate or the original we cannot say. They are taken from the "Faerie Queene...
...advantages of this plan are obvious. It economizes both boats and money, and encourages rowing inasmuch as it gives every one who has subscribed ten dollars to the University crew an opportunity to row, while at the same time the number who actually row would not be in creased enough to make the boats crowded. A seat for every third or fourth man could be provided easily...
...suggestion of the Visiting Committee that themes should be required of Seniors and Freshmen as well as of Sophomores and Juniors is one which we sincerely hope will not be acted on. In order to eradicate the more obvious faults such as it is possible to attend to in exercises on which the instructor can bestow as little time as on college themes, the amount of work now required is sufficient. If the instructor could consider each theme carefully, and afterwards criticise it in connection with the writer, the case would be different, since then the field for correction would...