Word: things
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...correspondent of the Spirit of the Times writes to that paper the following exposition of the faculty's position which he gleaned from one of its members. Speaking first of the necessity of some action and the failure of the first attempt he continues: "The best thing to be done, therefore was to collect as many colleges as possible and see what could be done. The conference was called, and, after much debate, the resolutions were adopted. The method of consideration was of attack, and apparently every contingency was provided for. The definition of professional was tacitly understood...
...policy of the corporation of the college has been of late to throw the association as much as possible into the hands of the students, and it is to be hoped that the committee just mentioned will succeed in awakening a more active interest in the members, a thing which is much needed in order to insure the best performance by them of the part they have to do. It was also determined that the quality of the lunches should be improved...
...holds the power of the dismissal from the team of those men who do not seem satisfactory. This power which ought never to be abused, is often used in a way which, though often without cause, creates universal discontent among those striving for position. It would be a strange thing indeed, if every captain elected by the students to fill this important office was "the eight man in the eight place," who puts aside all personal friendships and enmities in picking out his men. He might retain, influenced by friendship, an average man, on the ground that he would fill...
...real estate it passes, but also proves a disfigurement to the city and a source of much discomfort to the citizens. Let it be kept in mind that we are not speaking of a road which is to entangle the city in its meshes. It is altogether a different thing between running a road through the principal streets of the two cities and simply connecting them by one line. As to the danger to real estate, a road throwing Mr. Auburn and Green streets to main street and thence over the bridge to Boston would have no serious effect upon...
...that the young ladies of Girton College, England, have organized a fire brigade among themselves, and hope to do efficient service if occasion arises. These young ladies, it says, after vainly entreating Chief Shaw to form them into a fire company, have voted that he is a mean old thing, and have organized a fire company closely modeled upon those to which men belong. "That the Girton girls should endeavor to fit themselves to put out their own fires is, of course, laudable. Although there is no danger that Girton College will be set on fire by careless smokers...