Word: opinionative
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...marking pursued by different instructors, as far as possible, be removed. The system proposed by Mr. Furber, and which met with general approval, was that of marking by classes, instead of by exact percentages. These resolutions passed at this meeting will be submitted to the faculty as the formal opinion of the conference...
...those who live without the prayer limits are hesitating to sign the petition. These men claim that it is not a matter with which they are concerned. Their view, however, seems due to a misapprehension in regard to the petition. This document is meant to be expression of undergraduate opinion in regard to the advisability, or unadvisability of compulsory attendance at prayers. It maters not where a man lives, he should have some opinion on this affair of general college interest. So signing the petition is as legitimate for him as for anyone else. It is a thing which...
...less true that students can make themselves familiar with difficult themes of college management, only by attempting to look at such themes with a more critical and discerning eye than that of a grumbling college student, who would tear down, but not build up. The resolutions express the opinion of the students at large. In passing them, the conference has fulfilled one of its elementary functions, to express emphatically representative student thought...
...Harvard. This is a question intimately related to every student, and deserves our earnest consideration. The principal disputants are able speakers, and will undoubtedly present sound and convincing arguments. Of course a question of this nature will naturally provoke strong ideas for and against it. But no unbiased opinion can justly be formed without hearing a fair statement of all sides of the question. We trust that the students will avail themselves of this opportunity to express their ideas upon so important an issue...
...publish with pleasure a communication taking exception to one of our recent editorials. We anticipated a difference of opinion between us and some of our readers, when we inserted the editorial referred to. Giving the arguments our correspondent has cited all the weight they contain, we would state firmly that our stand is still unshaken. Our position was well considered before it was taken, and we see, as yet, no cause for retracting a single statement we made. Care needs to be taken by our opponents, as to just what points we have maintained. We do not object to boxing...