Word: understood
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...jack-pots, and, in a jack-pot, A is dealing; B and C both pass; A then picks up his hand and opens the pot; B passes, and says 'I stay in;' A picks up cards to deal." etc. We shouldn't think enough readers of a sporting paper understood Greek to make the printing of such problems an object; but the journal may have a large circulation among college students. - [Norristown Herald...
Princeton wants a $60,000 art building. It is understood that Dr. W. C. Prime is to give lectures in the school, and otherwise to take an active part in its management. Meanwhile Professor Allen Marquand is giving instruction in architecture to forty-two students...
...club, for the purpose of preparing an impartial account of the controversy between the colleges, taking the facts of the case as given by the referee of the race. The report stated that the representative of Columbia College had never agreed to give up the race, nor had they understood, either officially or otherwise, from Harvard's representatives, that the race was not to be rowed. The report denies the allegation made by Harvard that the Columbia crew remained at New London and continued its practice after the Harvard crew had left because the Columbia crew had other races...
...excite considerable comment. To use the mildest terms possible under the circumstances, it cannot but seem utterly out of place and uncalled for to the majority of the students of the college. That such a document could have been written and signed on the 7th of July is easily understood, as at that time nothing had been said on Harvard's part to completely explain the difficulty. But after Harvard's part has been officially explained, and that, too, to the complete satisfaction of any reasonable man who is not prejudiced by college feeling, it was in very bad taste...
...study and of scholarship. No announcement of the nature or extent of these conditions has yet been authorized by the academic council, but it is supposed that the members will arrive at a final decision at their meeting next week to decide definitely upon this question. It is understood, however, that the year in which the degree may be awarded to members of the professional schools will not also count as a year of residence for those schools, though the work done will of course be considered in the course of study for the professional degrees. A standard of scholarship...