Word: opinion
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Although perfectly aware that an individual opinion has no weight with others, I will say that I think the rhetoric course has been interesting and valuable. The instructor has done his best to make the recitations in a dry subject entertaining, and I think he has succeeded...
...hoped to hear before this the opinion of the Princetonian on the little pistol-fight, but unfortunately the only number since that pleasing event came out yesterday, and has not yet reached...
...MEETING of the Freshman class took place on Thursday, the 28th of February. Mr. Whiting, the president of the class, after calling the meeting to order, explained in a short address that its object was to ascertain the general opinion in regard to rowing a race with the Freshman crew of Cornell. Some doubts having been expressed as to the captain's right to send or accept challenges, he stated that, as no executive committee had been appointed to decide such matters, Captain North had acted rightly, and in accordance with the custom of his predecessors, in accepting the challenge...
Captain North further gave out, as his opinion, that the best men in the class were training...
...Whiting then introduced Captain Bancroft, who declined the responsibility of influencing the class in either direction, thinking it much better that they should decide for themselves. He said that, in his opinion, the class could not honorably withdraw from a race after what had passed, but if they were going to do so, it had better be at once than later. He concluded by proposing a ballot to decide on the general feeling of the class, of which a large majority was present. The motion was carried, and, a ballot being taken, it was decided by a large majority...