Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...college affords is made possible by the elective system. This feature consists in the habit of personal investigation of special subjects. It might, perhaps, be called the university, as distinguished from the college, ideal. In many departments each student is asked to investigate certain authorities, and to make a report upon the results of his voyage of discovery. In physics a student may be instructed to study certain peculiar phenomena. In American history he may be permitted to devote his attention for a time to one series of events. Subjects, rather than a single text-book, are studied. The remark...
Last evening the industrious inmates of Matthews were suddenly startled by the report of cannon fire-cracker placed at the foot of a tree near the dormitory by some laz student, probably, who has little consideration for the poor grinders" within...
...learn, however, from the last report of the Overseers that the Library now has a fund of one hundred thousand dollars from the Eben Wright estate with accrued interest, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the administration of the library. In other words the sum is not reserved for the purchase of books or for any one particular purpose, but can be devoted to any object which the library authorities may consider most necessary for a successful administration of the building in their charge...
...report of the president of the university was presented, The report of the treasurer was presented. The subject of the application of the Morgan Fellowships was referred to the committee on students not candidates for a degree...
...Society will undertake to satisfy the claims of all members who are still expecting books from the Russell sale, no reply having been received from the report of shortages sent to Mr. Russell early in December...