Word: pass
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Passing along on the same street, we come next to a row of three colleges, Corpus Christi, St. Catherine's and Queen's College. Here lived Erasmus the first to introduce the study of Latin and Greek to the University. Directly opposite is a most beautiful building, founded by Henry VI. a few years after he founded Eton School, in 1443 A. D. Not far beyond King's college we pass under the most charming stone gateway, half hidden by ivy, and called the "Gate of Honor," into one of the most beautiful old gardens in all Cambridge...
...frequently necessary to bring out a man's best work; fifth, that the change would break up the traditions and systems under which American colleges, and especially Harvard, have so flourished; sixth, that the new plan tempts men to do elementary and limited work, so as just to pass the required examinations...
...members of both parties in Congress, however, have made the question one of politics rather than principles. The republicans, demoralized by their recent defeat, have sought delay. The democrats have wanted to pass the bill and force the president to veto it-as he would certainly have done-hoping thus to injure the republicans in some of the Western States, especially in the new states...
...Annex the number of specials is unusually large, consequently the inference is often unjustly made that many of the specials could not pass the admission examinations. On second thought, however, one will see that to a certain extent the Annex is both a college and a professional school; hence the tendency to specialize...
...association. They know full well that Harvard must meet Yale in track athletics as in other sports. The athletic committee is influenced very greatly by the recommendation of these advisors; and there is, therefore, no danger, as the college has seemed to believe, that the athletic committee will pass reguations preventing Harvard track athletes from meeting their worthiest rivals in the spring...