Word: understood
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...object of the new provision by which a man may take his degree in three years "as of" his own class, is to encourage graduation in three years. But the extent of the encouragement afforded thereby is thus far not fully understood. Just what does the "as of" mean? Technically, it means that the diploma is awarded one year, and dated the next--that is, for instance, that a man so receiving his diploma in 1903 would have on it the date...
...About eight years ago the Corporation ordered that all apparently stolen articles displayed in College rooms should be removed; and from all buildings where servants of the College were employed they were actually removed. It was understood that thereafter the exhibition of such articles was forbidden and it was the intention of the Corporation that the rule should be strictly enforced. During the recent recess an incident occurred which showed, in an entirely fortuitous way, that in one room, at least, the rule had not been enforced. An explanation being sought, it appeared that there had been an unauthorized relaxation...
...which apparently stolen articles have been removed by the Janitor or his subordinates in pursuance of the orders given, may procure their return by making written application to the Bursar, stating (1) that they are the applicant's own property, rightfully acquired, in which case it is to be understood that they shall not be kept on exhibition in future: or, (2) if he has no right to them, that he will return each article to its rightful owner. After May 15 any of the above-mentioned articles remaining unclaimed by the occupants of the rooms from which they were...
...intended that the agreement shall be for two years, to be renewed at the end of that period, if the two universities deem it advisable. It is understood that the rules are about an even compromise between those in use at the two universities and that practically no new features have been introduced. Proposed reforms distasteful to either committee were dropped and differences in existing rules done away with by concessions from both sides...
Ruskin's central contentions in his theory of political economy are the theses that economic questions cannot be understood apart from ethical and social considerations; and that moral facts having immediate relation to human character are inextricably involved in all production of economic goods. The gist of his idea is in the words, "There is no wealth but life." That his social ideas have never been realized is due to the fact that they involve a reversion to social forms which can never again be permanently established...