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Word: rationale (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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"Whoever seeks to solve the problem of Prayer-and-Providence' (namely, whether Supplication is only a vehicle for Aspiration), should ponder 'The Prayer of the Presidents;' a model prayer, devoted as the verse of Wesley, dignified as the style of Washington, undogmatic and rational - not to say witty - as the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prayer of the Presidents. | 1/27/1887 | See Source »

Col. Higginson began by saying that he wanted to speak for a few moments on the question of temperance on its moderate side and in a rational manner. Men of to-day, the writers and thinkers who had to deal with this question and also the men whom those agitating...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Col. Higginson and Gen. Swift speak on Temperance. | 1/22/1887 | See Source »

In response to a very general request on the part of the students in Chemistry, the large laboratory is kept open until one o'clock on Saturday, instead of closing at eleven. It was no more than rational that so reasonable a demand on the part of the students should...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/22/1887 | See Source »

Nothing shows more clearly the advance of rational ideas of education with us than the rapidly increasing use which is made of the gymnasium by the college at large. True education requires a sound body as its first requisite and a thorough awakening to this fact is a circumstance most...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/18/1886 | See Source »

We are glad to perceive that the rumors concerning Yale's forced withdrawal from the base-ball league next year are false; the interest in the league would decidedly languish if our ancient rival were forced to withdraw from it. But a word on celebrations in general may not be...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/18/1886 | See Source »

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