Word: portion
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...published February 9 is an example, in regard to the site selected last summer for the Phillips Brooks Memorial House. They have been expressive of a feeling which is now in measure general, that any building, however small, placed behind Stoughton will spoil what is now a very complete portion of the Yard...
...take no regular exercise and it is by no means uncommon to find men, often students of great promise, who leave college as much weakened in body as they are strengthened in mind." The committee expressed itself as strongly impressed with the importance of encouraging men to devote a portion of their time to the cultivation of general health, and in commenting on Dr. Sargent's report to them, favored a prescribed course of physical exercise during the Freshman year...
...most important, which provides for two elections during the college year and the retaining of half the old board in office after each election, seems an especially good move. The great weakness of recent boards has been that, made up so largely of green men, they have, during a portion at least of their terms of office, been peculiarly open to the wishes and suggestions of the hired servant of the association. Any change, therefore, calculated to enable future boards to carry out a more consistent line of policy is a decided improvement...
...Harvard student that can devote a regular portion of time each week, also vacation work, call or write, John W. Nichols, 631 Mass. Ave., Room 1, Cambridge...
...learning to discuss questions with ease and intelligence before an audience, that those advantages are well understood. Schoolboys are, of course, not so well fitted to handle difficult questions, but aside from the intellectual training, they are perfectly capable of profiting by the experience of facing an audience. This portion, at least, of the speaker's training can not be begun too early, and that the fact is appreciated is shown by the increasing number of school debating clubs...