Word: state
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...requested to state that the next number of the Advocate will be ready at 12 M. next Wednesday...
...Many a Sophomore complains bitterly of the state of his finances, and wishes he had waited until Senior year before indulging his passion for pitching pennies...
...subjects of the Second Junior Forensic are: 1. Should Colonization be undertaken by the State? 2. Is it an Advantage to England to have no Written Constitution? 3. Is the Presence of Didactic Purpose in a Novel an Element of Strength or Weakness...
...neither right nor necessary that this state of things should exist. Mathematics cannot be made an easy study; but its difficulty might be vastly diminished and its attractiveness greatly increased if the faults in the present method of teaching were remedied. To the honor of one instructor, it should be said that a reform has been introduced in some of the lower courses, - noticeably, in the course in Differential Calculus. Over sixty men are taking this course, and are actually enthusiastic over it. When before were Harvard students enthusiastic over Mathematics? If all the instructors would follow the example...
...mugs, has made the interest in the clubs so small this year. This whole matter of the clubs presents a problem which puzzles the most astute boating men. The handiest reason for the rapid decline in interest is the much-worn "Harvard indifference." It seems probable that the high state of civilization which we have here attained is antagonistic to boating. As proof of this is brought forward the fact that the Weld Club, which, since Beck Hall was included in it, has represented the pinnacle of our social development, has made the most complete fizzle of all. To-morrow...