Word: understanding
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...demanded of a candidate. This knowledge may not be a deep one, but it should be such as is gained in a half-course (English III). Inasmuch as the Anglo-Saxon roots form a substantial part of our English language, it is proper that a successful candidate should understand the elements of the Anglo-Saxon language...
...popularity of the course shows how zealous people are to satisfy the growing desire to understand better what philosophers are thinking about; it has served a purpose much more wide-spread than was anticipated; and a renewal of the series next year is already looked forward...
There are in college at present 229 seniors. 187 juniors, 166 sophomores and 90 freshmen who are members of the H. A. A. Why no more undergraduates and especially why so few freshmen have joined it is difficult to say unless it is because many do not understand about the association...
...fail to see how the article we reviewed was in any way in opposition to our editorial. The article only stated truthfully the position of Harvard which we, in that former editorial, said outsiders never took the trouble to understand. Morover, we also said concerning our withdrawal from the league, "the good results of it all are now evident in the thoroughly amateur and college-like game which is played this year...
...Foot Ball, which will be played on Jarvis one week from next Saturday, deserves thanks. There are very few men in college who have ever seen this game played, and because there are no exciting scrimmages most collegians have been accustomed to consider it as very tame. Those who understand the association game, however, think it as good as our own game we have no doubt that the crowd will be great enough to give the crew a good financial start...