Word: thoughts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...said that Dartmouth College thought of giving Benjamin F. Butler an LL. D. last year in company with Senator Bayard, but when the Delaware gentleman heard the programme he informed the college authorities that they must choose between him and Gen. Butler. They did so choose...
...counted on the receipts of this game to pay the team's expenses to Princeton; but by the more than tardy announcement from Columbia, it not only gets no gate money, but is in debt for advertising, posting, etc. To forfeit the game with Princeton is not to be thought of; it would put us in the uneeviable position in which Columbia now is. It is therefore absolutely necessary to raise by subscription the required amount before tomorrow afternoon, [News...
...crew in ahead. It was contrary to all advice that Mr. Tucker did not steer the boat last year. The only coaching that the crew have had or will have has been given by T. R. Hilliard, of the senior class. He has had considerable experience, and is thought by the crew to be competent to do that very important work. The quarters of the crew at New London are being put in readiness for their reception, which will occur June...
...came to interfere with the programme. As it is, the dedicatory services have been indefinitely postponed, although it is to be hoped that the building can be made ready for occupancy by the first of October, when the regular term opens. The damage to the building by fire is thought to be even more serious than has been reported, and it is doubtful if the interior can be restored for less than $15,000. The fire-proof quality of the structure is the only thing that saved it from complete destruction, and a careful inspection renders it little short...
...Cambridge, in England. Ezra Cornell, himself not a liberally educated man, gave one of the best definitions of a university when he said that he would found an institution where anybody could learn anything. On the side of teaching, we have not enough teachers. At Harvard more is thought than ever of the importance of producing effect on character, of training men to respect themselves and rely on themselves. It used to be said that the college stood the student 'in loco parentis.'" The speaker did not accept this theory, inasmuch as there are various kinds of parents...