Word: standing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...question which has yet appeared in any college paper. Doubtless many will object to some of the views set forth. But no statement has been made in the petition which has not been carefully considered by those who have tried to think clearly and conscientiously on the topic; no stand has been taken without being thoroughly discussed. Accordingly, we believe that this petition will have the support of the more thoughtful men throughout the college. We furthermore hope that the Overseers and Corporation will receive it as a most sincere and sober presentation of under-graduate opinion...
There is no writer of English, alive or dead, whose works would stand the tests applied by professors to the compositions of pupils; and yet it is the usage of good writers and not the dictum of the professor that determines what is and what is not good English. N. Y. Commercial Advertiser...
...ministry even. It is the art or subject matter of science, or of several sciences. It is the art of persuasion and of advising. As a science, it is not an accident. It is the deadwood in the tree of life, without which the tree could not stand. The study of history is necessary for that of law, because one cannot understand the present without a knowledge of the past...
...secret places of other hearts, nor would we say that we never personally gained any good whatever from the service. But what we do mean to say is that we recall no time when the service specially aroused religious impulses. Upper most in our recollection the college prayers stand, not for their religious or moral significance, but as a roll-call." - Cornell...
...loan of a room in Holworthy for the afternoon. It would be nice to have some room where you could take the girls to see the fun. I will bring Sadie and Hattie, Jim says he can get Nellie to come. The old folks may not be able to stand...