Word: opinionative
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...April number of the Monthly is chiefly devoted to literary subjects. The graduate article, however, continues the discussion of independence in politics, begun by Mr. M. Storey and Mr. H. H. Darling. In "Public Opinion as a Force," Mr. T. Wheelwright has answered convincingly some of the arguments advanced by Mr. Darling in "Partisanship or Independence in Politics-a Choice" although on other points he has not met his opponent squarely. Taking the ground that "strictly speaking we are all foreigners in America," he shows that we have a "huge, ignorant vote" of Europeans and Africans which must be trained...
...first editorial criticises the man ner in which the English courses devoted to Shakespeare and Spencer are conducted. It urges greater attention to matter ann less to philology. The second is of more general interest. It shows that the only channels by which student opinion can find expression are the college papers; but that the graduates, the overseers, and the faculty, who especially should be in fluenced, seldom read the papers. It calls upon the students to recognize and insist upon their position, and thus compel outsiders to "turn to the papers that they may learn at leastone side...
...stated meeting of the Board of Overseers on Wednesday morning it was voted that the overseers approve the above additions and amendments to the college regulations, and request that the same be put in operation as soon as possible. It was also voted that the overseers, still retaining their opinion as to the desirability of an early morning report, but desiring not now to insist upon measures which do not meet the approbation of the faculty, request that rules be prepared by the faculty which shall secure the daily attendance of the students in Cambridge, by requiring that each student...
...most important of the recommendations the Faculty have not concurred and the overseers have accepted their opinion. We are heartily glad of this. If in the opinion of the faculty, who, as we have insisted, should have the controlling voice in matters of student government, reporting every morning is inadvisble, the Overseers could do nothing wiser than to agree. The Faculty, from virtue of its position, know thoroughly the needs of the students under them. It is a matter of great congratulation that this unnecessary and retrograde clause of the late recommendations has not carried through...
This is the old question again that has been decided practically in the same way this year as last. In the opinion of our boating men there is not room enough on the New London course for three boats to race with equal advantages. Harvard would be willing to meet the Yale freshman crew, but this year our freshmen must beat Columbia, has beaten us in the last two years and this year we can not take any chance that will be to our disadvantage...