Word: presentation
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...statue of Josiah Quincy will probably be removed from its present position. The loss on the pedestal will not be very great, even if the bricks cannot be used to make another...
...conducted on a non-sectarian basis, and to change the time of a vacation because it interfered with the religious observances of any particular sect would be contrary to its policy. Even if five sixths of the men in college were Episcopalians, and were dissatisfied with the present time of the vacation, they would have no right, as Episcopalians, to demand a change. If they wish to have the vacations arranged to conform to the festivals and fasts of their church, I am afraid they will have to go elsewhere...
...because," they blindly say, "voluntary attendance at recitations is allowed by the regulations." Just as if that were any reason! O, if our Faculty could only be brought to view the matter as yours does, I could manage that no one should get through in my courses without being present all the time; but, alas! Harvard civilization has not yet advanced as far as -. However, I give my men 41 per cent (the standard is the same as at Harvard), and thus, though they escape a condition, many lose their degrees through low averages. This, of course, is a great...
...stated, and it only remains for us to express our agreement with the views of these writers. They have certainly supported the side of the case which is taken by the great majority of undergraduates; in fact, we have not yet met a single one who entirely defended the present system. We are glad to notice that Mr. Higginson has called attention to the fact which we mentioned some time ago, namely, that the President has not touched the question at issue at all in his recent report. As we are well aware that anything which...
...labor of the year was lightened somewhat by a season of festivity, occurring about the middle of the year, and lasting several days, called the Semmi-Anualls. The amusements, which were varied, remind one somewhat of a country fair of the present day. In the Bodleian is preserved a tattered and dingy pamphlet, in which the exercises are designated by mysterious combinations of letters and numerals, and are briefly described. After much study I have deciphered a part of it. As each student kept at least one horse, racing was one of the chief amusements, and the list of races...