Word: students
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...secondly, that the miserable, half-hearted support the college gives the teams is so weak that it is really as much of a discouragement as an aid. In this great university of ours there is certainly as good or better material for athletic purposes than in any other student body in the land; the faulty lies in the manner in which this is managed or supported...
When it was announced last year that Dr Sauveur had decided to remove his "School of Languages" from Amherst to Burlington, Vt., much regret was expressed by townspeople and students at the loss of such a fine opportunity for linguistic study. To fill the need thus felt, Prof. Montague, determined to start another school in its place, although with some doubt of its paying expenses the first year. The result, however, more than justified his venture. Over two hundred pupils were gathered, and the session was most profitable and interesting. Great praise is due to Prof. Montague for the admirable...
...glad to see that a well-known member of the faculty has taken the trouble to find out the standing of the students upon the question of abolishing the 7.20 rising bell. By means of the postal cards which have been sent around, every student has an opportunity to state how the ringing of the bell affects him, and we hope every student will make the most of their opportunity by answering at once his postal card. Of course on a question of this kind much can be said on both sides. Although it seems to us that the ringing...
...every particular point, and also to induce educated readers generally to read for themselves the works of the greatest tragedy writer of Athens. For this purpose is introduced the special feature of this edition and the one that will do most to make it is value to the general student,-the translation on the page opposite the text. The day of using the best works of the finest authors as a mere medium for conveying rules of grammar to the reader has passed and the public is rapidly coming to regard the works of ancient writers as living literatures. This...
Pursuant to this action, there will be thrown open to competition by all students, at the entrance examinations in September, 1884, six scholarships, of the value of two hundred dollars each; in September, 1885, six more scholarships, of the same value; in September 1866, six more; and in September 1887, six more-making the entire number of such scholarships twenty-four. And from the income of the second fund there will also be thrown open to competition by women at the entrance examinations in September, 1884, three scholarships of the value of two hundred dollars each; in september, 1885, three...