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Word: retainers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...recent meeting of the Rugby Foot Ball Association, in London, the question of abolishing the rule allowing "mauls in goal" was brought up. It was decided, however, by a majority of two to one to retain the rule...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 4/12/1884 | See Source »

...regard to the internal management of the college. In this way the sentiment of the classes will be made known to the faculty, and vice versa, and a better state of affairs is hoped for. It is not a copy of the Amherst system, as the faculty still retain the governing power...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A REAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. | 3/29/1884 | See Source »

Even if literature is to retain a large place in our education, yet Latin and Greek, say the friends of progress, will certainly have to go. Greek is the grand offender in the eyes of these gentlemen. The attackers of the established course of study think that against Greek, at any rate, they have irresistible arguments. Literature may perhaps be needed in education they say; but why on earth should it be Greek literature? Why not French or German? Nay, 'has not a man of English speech models in his own literature of every kind of excellence?' As before...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MATTHEW ARNOLD ON EDUCATION. | 3/25/1884 | See Source »

EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON.-Your correspondent of Tuesday, who signs himself "A Member of the Historical Society," ends his communication by saying that "whatever can be done to retain the seats in Sever for the grown up people shall be done." It was painfully evident to every student who came to the last lecture later than a quarter past seven, that this rule had not been enforced, unless, indeed, we class the students themselves as infants. As a rough guess, I should say that nearly a quarter of the seats in the hall were occupied by boys from the Cambridge schools...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATIONS. | 3/14/1884 | See Source »

...have thought it best to continue in Sever. If any dissatisfied person will guarantee us an audience sufficient to fill the lower part of the theatre, and will provide maps large enough to be seen from any part of the house, we may reconsider. Whatever can do done to retain the seats in Sever for the grown up people and to keep the house properly heated shall be done...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATIONS. | 3/11/1884 | See Source »

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