Word: retainers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...America. We have to make some studies elective. The obligatory studies are the old branches which have stood the test of ages, which trained our forefathers, and are fitted to enlarge the mind and prepare young men for their life work. Among these we have now and mean to retain the classical tongues, especially Greek, as opening to us the grandest literature of the ancient world, and especially the language of the Greek Testament. On this subject we are unanimous. For myself I am very willing that colleges should introduce other and new degrees, such as Bachelor of Science...
...rules of the Undergraduate Inter-collegiate Athletic Association amply cover the ground. These rules established by the students render the college itself directly responsible, and make it practically impossible that men can here-after be induced to enter the professional schools after graduation, merely that they may help to retain the championship in certain sports...
...withdraw from the Inter-collegiate Association in which it has taken a leading part for several years past, since it is not believed that these rules will be accepted by all the colleges in the association and those who do not accept them will have the right to retain the organization as at present constituted. This will necessitate the surrendering of the valuable championship cup, which has been held by Harvard for several years past, and will diminish or destroy our chance for its final possession. There are a number of other lesser sports which will be interfered with...
...universal discontent among those striving for position. It would be a strange thing indeed, if every captain elected by the students to fill this important office was "the eight man in the eight place," who puts aside all personal friendships and enmities in picking out his men. He might retain, influenced by friendship, an average man, on the ground that he would fill the position as well as need be, and thus look over, or set aside a man who would fill the post better. This conduct discourages and disgusts many hard-working men from trying for positions, and they...
...amount of training which they get. Time is often of great importance to them; but their physical powers are in demand, and this double draft upon their energies sometimes costs them their degrees. Men have been induced to enter the professional schools after graduation, that they might help retain the championship for certain sports. The evil of such a course is two-fold. It tends to raise the standard of the sport beyond the capacity of the undergraduate, and thus limits the number that can participate in it. It makes hard work of what was intended as a recreation. Therefore...