Word: prevailing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...breadth of mind who is a believer in human goodness, could, with knowledge of the affairs of our college and experience in the life among us, express such opinions as Mr. Peck has presented. Our best answer is, "Come and see!" For our admiration for the systems which now prevail in our university and for the life and ideals which are the outcome of such elevating systems, are so strong that we are powerless to express our contempt for the mistaken ideas of Mr. Peck. Of the two suppositions in regard to Prof. Peck which we must make in order...
Resolved, That uniform marriage laws by Constitutional Amendment should prevail in the United States...
...silk-culture, bread making, fruit-canning, and other domestic professions. Again, it has been the aim of the Western Association to make inquiries concerning the training of women in household science. They have no desire to revolutionize society in any way, but they realize that hap-hazard ways often prevail in many households; that while much has been done to open new lines of work to women, but little has been done to improve her work in those fields that have always been considered by the opponents of higher education for women legitimately hers. Plans have therefore been perfected...
...existing student-body, as the initiator of organization, and trusted that there was enough of public spirit in the college and enough of the usual American good sense and capacity for public questions, to come to the front and find some way of making the will of the majority prevail. That an overwhelming majority would vote for the college yard not becoming a nuisance in the midst of the town, if the question were put abstractly, who can doubt. It remains to be seen, however, whether individuals will back their abstract preferences, or let the question, "ought the faculty...
Alexander McKenzie. '59. 1, "The question of morning prayers is virtually settled I think. I do not see how the system can be maintained on its present basis. * * In the new plan, what-ever it may be, the voluntary principle must prevail. 2, I should favor the change which should admit students without the knowledge of Greek, provided they offered a substitute...