Word: previously
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Universities, as I understand them, are not absolutely essential to the teaching of professions. Let me make an extreme supposition. A great naval commander, like Nelson, is sent on board ship at eleven or twelve; his previous knowledge or general training is what you may suppose for that age. It is in the course of actual service, and in no other way, that he acquires his professional fitness for commanding fleets. Is this right or is it wrong? Perhaps it is wrong, but it has gone on so for a long time. Well, why may not a preacher be formed...
More ground has been covered in Mathematic 1, so far this year, than in previous years...
...pointed out the necessity of using the greatest care not to overtask the muscles in the beginning of gymnasium work and the evil effects of developing a certain set at the expense of the others. The audience was composed exclusively of freshmen, and was somewhat larger than at the previous lectures...
...Exonian of Phillips Exeter Academy has the following : "Last year, as most of our readers are aware, boating was far below par. The reason for this sudden change from the intense enthusiasm of the previous year to a state of utter indifference was due to the decidedly unsatisfactory - to put it mildly - boats in which the crews would be compelled to row. Now, unless new boats are secured this spring a race next June is not likely to occur. The boat club, we are informed, has not many thousand dollars in its treasury, in fact, is barely free from debt...
...absence of Mr. Nichols, class secretary. The president, Mr. Hubbard, stated that the meeting had been called to take action upon the crew, and laid the matter before the meeting as the business of the evening. Mr. Hammond spoke at length, deploring the situation of affairs, and reviewing the previous record of '83 as a boating class. He also explained why the 12th of May had been selected for the date of the race, saying that the two lower classes advocated that day, that the juniors were in favor of May 5, but not very strongly, and that the committee...