Word: vital
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...That party's position on the question of tree public schools is dangerous and unsound: Boston Traveller editorials of Oct. 1 and 4. Allen's speech in Boston Herald of Sept. 26. Lodge's speeches in Boston Herald of Sept. 17 and Sept. 29. - (b) Its position en the vital subject of temperance is one of hostility: Sodge's speech in Boston Harald of Sept. 7. Greenhalge's speech in Boston Journal of Oct. 6. - (c). The Massachusetts Democracy is in its methods, measures, and general make-up dangerous to the Common wealth: Boston Herald as quoted in Lodge...
...grossly misunderstood by the majority of the students that we earnestly hope that some faculty member of Harvard's much abused athletic committee may explain in some way to the great body of the students exactly the province of the athletic committee. It is a matter of vital importance to our athletic interests that such an explanation should be made...
...progress of Harvard athletics the wise supervision of this committee is vital. Together with the graduate advisory committees of the various sports, the committee has worked untold benefits for aur othletics. We should be helpless without it. The students realize this; yet they demand justly an opportunity to learn the relations of the committee - to understand satisfactorily its position, in order that they may take that same position and work together with the committee...
...established. It is by no means surprising that this department has been added; because in late years the need for it has been very steadily growing. The want was supplied in part, we believe, through the work of the Summer Schools. Their limits, however, did not include many vital points of a complete system of Pedagogy; and the establishment of a permanent department to continue throughout the year was the only reasonable course left open...
Such seem to be a few of the chief points on either side. We cannot pretend to decide in the matter, nor can any single man, graduate or undergraduate. The question is far too broad for that. It is of vital interest not alone to Harvard, but to our whole system of education. We have given these few statements simply with the hope of calling more earnest personal attention and study of our undergraduates to a matter which must affect so vitally their college and education in general...