Word: suggestion
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...infer, to disprove the existence at college to any great degree of that fungoid growth, toadyism." Nothing was further from our purpose than to disprove the existence of that "fungoid growth"; on the contrary, we regret that there is so much of it here; but we ventured to suggest that the epithet is often applied too indiscriminately. The misinterpretation of our meaning is so obvious that we do not see how it could be made accidentally...
Finally, I would suggest that some member of the Faculty would be warmly approved if he should emulate the example of Professor Lowell by inviting '78 to a su ptuous breakfast...
...expressed wish for a new Gymnasium is about to be gratified, we would like to suggest that, among the other modern improvements which are to be introduced, there should be a director appointed, competent to tell the men who use the Gymnasium what sort of exercise and how much of it will suit their several constitutions. Every man who enters the new Gymnasium should be examined by a person with some knowledge of medicine, and not be obliged, as at present, to depend on his own experience, or, in many cases, inexperience, for a knowledge of what he is fitted...
...grievance number one, I would suggest that it has nothing to do with the selection of new books, under which head the writer classes all his wrongs. I venture to state that on proper application to headquarters the necessity of a second copy of any book would be investigated, and, if proved, would be followed by the purchase of the book. I can testify from my own experience that the Librarian is only too glad to satisfy all just demands...
...Acta Columbiana contains a long letter advocating the use of Latin Composition. We would suggest that an elementary course in Latin Literature would also be useful, at least to the Editors of the Acta. If these gentlemen were to begin the study of Horace's Odes, they would discover before they had got far (in Lib. I. Ode I, line I, first word), that the name of Horace's chief friend and patron is not spelt Macaenas...