Word: pleasantly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...lately regarding the choice of electives. Shall the freshman continue the study of Greek and Latin, or of Mathematics or of modern languages, or of science, or shall he devote the remaining three years exclusively to English studies; shall he choose those branches of study which he finds most pleasant and easy, or shall he aim at building up his powers where they are most deficient; shall he lay out his college course as a foundation for his chosen business in life, or as a foundation for broad living? The fact that these questions are answered so differently by persons...
...missing. The harm done is not so much the pecuniary loss as the inconvenience to which all the students of French are subjected. Hitherto they have been allowed unlimited liberties in the use of the books belonging to the French department. The reading-room has been a quiet and pleasant retreat, where all books necessary for the study of French could be obtained. Unless those volumes which have been taken are restored, it will be necessary to curtail the liberties now enjoyed by persons consulting the reference books, by placing the whole library of the French department under lock...
Everything seemed favorable on Saturday afternoon for the annual race meeting of the Bicycle Club. The afternoon was pleasant and warm, while the slight breeze that blew across the field was not strong enough to trouble any of the riders. The benches were well filled, over 400 spectators being present when the first race was called. Among the spectators were delegations of wheelmen from all the principal clubs in the vicinity, who stacked their machines beneath the willows at the eastern end of the track and behind the long rows of seats...
...view of the demands of the modern spirit upon our colleges, so well expressed by President Eliot in this article, it is pleasant to reflect that Harvard falls short of the requirements of the new ideal perhaps as little as any college in America, with possibly one exception, and that in the department of historical study so notably patronized by President Eliot, her position is that of a leader. Already the fame of the college in attracting the more serious students of the higher branches has been largely increased by the widespread reputation of its history department. With eighteen regular...
...latest methods of gymnastic training claim for themselves these four points of excellence:-Perfect adaptability to individual need, pleasant exercise, the maximum of reward for the minimum of time, and effects plainly to be measured, seen, and felt. Dr. Sargent, of Cambridge, is the most successful among the new trainers, and the results are certainly remarkable. Given the necessary apparatus and the skilled teacher, there seems to be constant gain in both interest and vigor...