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Word: rightness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this means of defending our interests having proved futile, we turn to the only other. If Sever 11 can not accommodate all, in and out of the college, who care to attend, then it is fair to argue that those for whom the lectures are especially intended, have first right to the seats. Do we ask too much when we ask that this right be respected? Certainly, if not respected, it may be justifiably asserted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/2/1886 | See Source »

Therefore, if, instead of modifying the marking, the examinations themselves were modified, a relief would be felt at once. If, instead of two long examinations a year, several short ones were given and their results averaged, I think a step would be taken in the right direction, for then the ground gone over would be less, and the labor of preparation decreased, which is the point at which we are aiming...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MARKING SYSTEM. | 3/2/1886 | See Source »

...from the development of the individual to that of the body politic? 18. Are the Romans to be commended or condemned for their policy toward the Greeks? 19. Should the Roman Empire be regarded as having, on the whole, obstructed or furthered the development of nationalities? 20. Was Adams right in sending an ambassador to France in 1798? 21. Ought the United States to have gone to war in 1812? 22. Did Clay make a corrupt bargain with Adams in 1824-25? 23. Was the compromise of 1850 necessary for the salvation of the Union? 24. Has the House...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Forensics, 1885-86. | 3/1/1886 | See Source »

...Briggs, T. P. Burgess, J. M. Cameron, C. Carroll, G. Dexter, F. C. De Veau, W. Endicott, R. F. Fiske, C. A. de Gersdorff, D. P. Griswold, M. Hecksher, W. C. Herron, H. W. Keyes, G. S. Mumford, F. Remington, J. S. Russell, J. L. Snelling, A. W. Wheel right, J. S. Whistler. F. S. Churchill, '86 was elected an honorary member...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/27/1886 | See Source »

...essential to a good reputation. Can the cribber respect himself, and can be expect, that on sober thought, his friends and the college public in general will respect him? Excuse cribbing as much as you can, and the fact that an excuse is needed, shows that all is not right...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/27/1886 | See Source »

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