Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...danger need be apprehended that the elective would fail for lack of support; for a study whose practical value is actively appreciated is much more earnestly pursued than a purely theoretical one. This is shown by the Law School, where the work of the average student far exceeds that of the same person in college. And particularly ought an elective in law to be given in the Collegiate Department of this University, in whose Law School an elementary knowledge of law is indispensable. It must be acquired before entrance, for no time for it is given afterward, and without...
...certainly a tavern.' We excused ourselves that we could speak English only a little, but understood Dutch or French, which they did not. However, we spake as well as we could. We inquired how many professors there were, and they replied not one, that there was no money to support one. We asked how many students there were. They said at first thirty, and then came down to twenty. I afterward understood there were probably not ten. They could hardly speak a word of Latin, so that my comrade could not converse with them. They took us to the library...
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...point in this connection was mentioned in a late Crimson. If the graduates are to influence or to take part in our boating affairs, it is only right that they should take their place on the subscription list. At Yale, graduates supply about one half the funds necessary to support their crew. Why should our graduates be less generous...
...general body of the students a cheap way of obtaining healthful exercise, (2) to develop material for the crews, (3) to stimulate excellence in rowing by the emulation of the different clubs. The latter two are contingent aims, to be reached through the accomplishment of the first, and the support of the clubs will always depend upon the success with which they meet the need of the main body of the students. Such being the case, it is evident that if all the clubs are not flourishing at the present moment, it must be because the students in general...