Word: thrown
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...metropolis is a great educator, but is it not rather unhealthy when breathed in by those who work upon antiquities or upon quarternious? Philosophy needs must be influenced by the place where it originates. Utilitarian morals and intuitive methods supersede abstract ethics and deductive principles when the thinker is thrown into the whirl of a great city. There is much talk now-a-days about making university studies practical and no doubt there is much wisdom in the attempt, but bookishness has its uses and if it is not to be fostered in the colleges, it will not be fostered...
...operations thereunder. But this whole matter of the technical applications of arithmetic should be treated in a highly conservative spirit. Of late years there has been some reform in this particular, and a few of the monstrosities of the old curriculum, notably our old ancient enemy, duodecimals, have been thrown overboard. But there still remains many things, as taught in our schools, which occupy time which could better be devoted to the study of other subjects; or at least, to a greater degree of practice in simple operations. Who of us has not seen, in the hands of children...
...secured the huge skating rink for practice. The enthusiasts in this branch of sport, we are sorry to record, are mighty scarce in Princeton. Our record has degenerated, until now we are at the very bottom of the list of colleges. This fact, in addition to the cold water thrown on field sports by the supporters of base-ball and lacrosse, makes doubly difficult the effort to revivify the interest in the sport. We have no men of great promise, and if we do send a good team to New York next spring, it will be developed from...
Princeton has been fortunate this winter in having an extended course of lectures independent of the curriculum. These have been on aesthetics, music, astronomy, biology, histology, etc., delivered by Dr. McCosh and Profs. Young, Osborn, Scott, Libbey and Mildner. The course was thrown open to the public; the townspeople showed their appreciation by a large attendance at each lecture...
...commenced in good earnest, some thirty or thirty-five men training every day. It must be a source of satisfaction to the rest of the class and also to the whole university to know that the apparent indifference displayed during the early part of the term has been thrown off and that an earnest attempt will after all be made to make amends for last year's freshman defeat. Thus far no definite course of work has been laid out, and for the present the men training for in field positions are at work throwing and catching, in the Lincoln...