Word: students
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...college has always been greatly favored in being granted opportunities to listen to addresses from visitors of note. Men like Canon Farrar always possess great influence on undergraduate thought and deed, - an influence that goes far to direct aright a student's after life. As we feel so strongly that the benefit received from hearing words full of weight and inspiration from men of ability is great, we can but imitate little Oliver, and cry for "More." Will it not be possible for the authorities to arrange an opportunity for us to listen to Mr. Haweis before his departure from...
...student, passing through his course at either of these New England Academies, unless his choice is previously made, seldom hears a word in favor of Princeton. This, we think, is largely due to the fact that Princeton is not represented among the instructors in these institutions. Comparatively few Princeton men take up teaching as a profession. No system of pedagogics is taught in our college, while in New England the profession of teaching takes its place among the other professions of the day, and is given full consideration by each student as he makes his choice. Besides, previously...
...justice to the Harvard student-reporters, it is only right to say that they are not in any way responsible for the exaggerated headings that appear over their communications. The managements of the papers are alone guilty of the undue prominence and misrepresentation which these headings convey. This trick of newspapers is growing with certain Boston dailies. In fact this method of appealing to the lower classes, to those who hunger for excitement and glory in high colored descriptions, has outgrown respectable limits. Public decency calls for a reform. The prosperity of many papers that live by telling the truth...
...well as for essays? The writers need not soar into the skies and try to pluck out the very stars on their first attempt, when their wings are weak. They would not be expected to rival Pope or Coleridge, Bryant or Tennyson; but, by all means, give the student a chance to express himself in verse. Give him a free chance by putting all of his class in the same crucible with him, and then turn on the heat. All will be under the same test, each will sympathize with the other, and all will come out with new opinions...
...treasurer's report states that the cost of instruction and administration together for the year was more than $200 per student, and that the tuition fees received from students averaged $135.53. It is plain that these fees cannot meet the expenses of instruction. A large endowment fund is needed, for which the society has appealed. The permanent endowment fund of $100,000, to be raised by subscription, now amounts to $88,584.94, and is invested in good securities...