Word: ought
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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However, if it is absolutely impossible to keep Harvard open until 10 o'clock at night, certainly it should not be closed until 6 o'clock, and books ought not to go out before that time. Such a rule would at least give men with afternoon engagements an equal opportunity to secure books. Moreover, it can hardly be maintained that the expense incident to opening Harvard 2 for one additional hour is prohibitive...
...Meyers devoted most of his attention to the first bill. He declared such an institution as Harvard too great a burden for one community and that the valuations in Cambridge are one-third higher than they ought to be. Harvard is gradually acquiring land along the river, and now the Institute of Technology may establish itself here. He concluded by stating that he could not see whereby values were in any way benefited by the presence of the University...
These points, properly worked up and presented in the Monthly's new style, ought to give that paper the racy flavor it is trying to exchange for the literary tone it has in other days not unsuccessfully cultivated; and next month the Advocate can have its chance at the Monthly...
...made to do their duties by the recall, stationed as a guard over them; a larger percentage of intelligent voters has come forward to run the government with wisdom; experts are planning and arguing the new steps in state affairs; and the responsibility for the government is where it ought to be with the people...
...know that such a condition continues to exist. How many of us have been advised to take certain courses "because of the personality of the instructor. Professor -- is a great man and you ought to know him." But how many times in such a case do we ever approach closer than the restrictions of the lecture hall allow? The superiority of the larger universities is due to the fact that their greater resources enable them to obtain men who are at once efficient teachers and intellectual leaders. Seldom, however, do we make use of this advantage which Harvard possesses...