Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...three men who are to represent Harvard at the Intercollegiate Tournament, and that the third man would be one of two more men whom the committee named. The committee, in choosing these four men, may have selected the four best men in college; for we have no reason to believe that the committee does not know far better than any other set of men the standing of the players in college. But in the committee's action, the college has some cause for complaint that the choice is seemingly arbitrary. We are perfectly sure that the committee is far from...
...student turns from him to another instructor. This one says: "Well, I do not keep account of daily work. I take the examination mark and then strike an average between that and the general idea which I have of a man." The next professor says kindly - "The real reason I marked you down was because you were absent half the time. I count regularity in attendance at least one-third." Still another says carelessly - "Oh, no: I really don't care much whether you attend the lectures or not. I suppose you have to be regular enough...
...race will come off, unless there is some reason for its postponement, on the 24th, and will be rowed in the sophomore's shell. The boat which Waters built for the freshmen, as was the case last year with the '93 boat, has proved unfit...
...Mother Advocate has much reason to congratulate herself on the last issue of her estimable paper, for the eighth number is decidedly the best one of the year. The editorials are few in number, clear and to the point; most of the stories and sketches have originality and show careful workmanship; the verse is less ambitious than usual and therefore more pleasing; and the College Kodaks-if they be English 12 themes-are of an A grade...
...Professor Petty, has resulted in the formation of a new school. Ever since his connection with the college, President Low has been trying to bring about a change in the present system of teaching. This change has proved unpopular with professors as well as with students, for several reasons. This rearrangement of hours practically prohibits students in law offices from taking the course. It also leaves a large number of men in the midst of their studies with no opportunity of completing them. Another and far more important reason is the change in the method of instruction. The distinctive feature...