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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...polite society. One having these marks is esteemed cultured, and since they depend largely upon leisure and wealth the ideas of culture and wealth have come to be so nearly associated that some persons have doubted if they could be separated. But my words will be of little use unless they refute this common idea. If then it does not consist in fine things does knowledge fulfill all the requirements of culture? Many persons are perfect store-houses of condition whom we would not call cultured. The first incentive of knowledge is the desire to apply it, a char acteristic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ethics and Culture. | 1/10/1888 | See Source »

...difficulty in making really helpful criticisms of student's themes. At the same time I think that the instructors in English B might come a little nearer getting over this difficulty than they do. It would be less exasperating if the instructor would not say anything about a theme unless he had something to say. As it is, one very often finds a line or two of criticism so indefinite as to give one absolutely no idea whether the theme be poor. indifferent, or good. An acquaintance of mine recently found this comment as what was meant for a description...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 1/9/1888 | See Source »

...regulations, no overdue theme will be accepted, unless the writer satisfies the secretary that his failure to present it at the time was caused by serious illness or other unavoidable hindrance. Overdue themes, countersigned by the secretary, may be left at Grays 18. In no case must themes be put in the box in Sever 3 after the day on which they...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 1/7/1888 | See Source »

...Yale's punting was not great in distance; it was effective only through the skilful use made of it. There has been no long punting at all this season, unless we accept Ames' kicking in the Harvard Princeton game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 1/6/1888 | See Source »

...wait a long time, in course of which the same old trouble in regulating the temperature of the water is undergone. The gymnasium authorities should look into this matter and find out the cause of all this trouble and annoyance. The gymnasium is becoming more popular than ever but unless the above evil is remedied one of the strongest objections to its use will be the lack of proper bathing facilities. By all means, let us not be deprived of them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/5/1888 | See Source »

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