Word: understood
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...venerated man whom we commemorate this day, first to strike the key note in the character of this people ; first to perceive with a prophet's foresight and to promote with a princely liberality, considering his means, that connection between private munificence and public education, which, well understood and pursued by others, has given to New England no small portion of her name and praise." Previous to 1765 America can hardly be said to have had either a national life or a national literature ; therefore she has neither great statesmen, theologians nor scholars. But among such men of eminence...
...that Memorial Hall with its new steward is in complete operation and has been running for nearly a week, a few remarks on what impression it presents to an old boarder, may not seem out of place. In the first place it must be understood that the short time that has elapsed since the opening of the hall does not, of course furnish a perfectly satisfactory basis for comment, but the general idea of what we are to expect can be gained from the number of meals we have already had. It is absolutely necessary that the hall should...
...Since you have deemed it best that the speakers for commencement day should hereafter be appointed on what has always, tacitly, at least, been understood as the basis, viz., the student's 'general scholarship, literary ability and conduct throughout the course,' and since we do not believe it right that we should accept appointments which thus distinguish certain of our number as 'honor girls,' we respectfully ask that, in our case at least, no honor list shall in any way be announced, and that commencement exercises, as conducted by the students, be omitted. Our own wish would be that...
...longer to be tolerated within the college precincts, has made a commotion among the alumni scarcely less profound than that occasioned by the action of the overseers in refusing to confer an honorary degree on Governor Butler. The exact meaning of this semi-official utterance was not fully understood at first, but the plain English of it was taken to be that the flowing bowls of punch and other mellowing refreshments which the various classes have been accustomed, more majorum, to provide for their entertainment on commencement day, were no longer to be tolerated. Hence there was a wailing among...
Arrangements were made on Saturday with the management of the Yale freshman nine for a third and decisive game on Saturday next at Worcester. At least, so it was understood by the management of our own nine. Monday morning, however, we understand that a telegram was received from New Haven declaring Worcester out of the question on account of poor grounds and small gate receipts. The original agreement was, that the game was to be player in the Yale faculty did not object to the date, and as yet, we have not been told that they do object...