Word: standing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this apostle of accuracy and judgment continues to prattle about the Mott Haven team,' "the Mott Haven Cup,' 'going to Mott Haven,' competing at Mott Haven,' etc., etc." Now in the first place, if the Spirit of the Times knows more about college athletics than the athletes themselves, we stand corrected, or if it feels competent to dictate as to college custom and precedent, we will succumb. And in the second place, if differences of usage on the mere name of an athletic organization can possibly be compared with inaccurate, ridiculous and often even irritating reports about individual students comprising...
...like me are sent here and learn the tricks of the trade and how to be generally useful. This is the main deck." - It was broad and very smooth and clean and sunny - "These old guns are not much use now; they're muzzle loading smooth bores and would stand no chance against a modern iron-clad; those two on the other side are breech loading steel guns, and are used for salutes." Tables were placed between the guns, and at each was a crowd of fine specimens of the American marine, some playing dominoes, some writing letters and some...
...thing there can be no doubt. While other colleges stand aghast at Harvard innovations, while presidents of the McCosh school raise their voices in tones of pious horror, and a great journal denounces Cambridge as a nest of corruption, scepticism and philosophic indifference, the college itself is waxing in greatness year by year. Borne by the impulse of her own audacity, Harvard is on a tidal wave of success. From the present chaos of change there bids fair to be evolved something that America does not possess - a great university. - Cincinnati Telegram...
...affords an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the current literature that has reference to these subjects of debate, and of forming either an acquired opinion, or original judgment on them. These views may be erroneous and may be discarded by those who hold them; but they do not stand for nothing. They represent reading in live questions and practical thinking upon them. But this is not all that is accomplished. Practice in expressing views, whether they are erroneous or well founded, is of great value. Our ability to say something on a political or social topic, counts far more...
...purpose of the school is to give a complete general view of all the subjects, both of internal and external public polity, from the threefold stand point of history, law and philosophy. Its prime aim is therefore the development of all the branches of the political sciences. Its secondary and practical objects...