Word: weakens
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...life when he is so open to doubt as the years spent at college, and it would seem only right that as much regard should be paid to his religious belief as is possible. As a matter of fact, the only regard paid to it is to weaken it. A man enters chapel, and a monitor marks on a slip of paper that he has worshipped God according to the rules and regulation of Harvard college. It is not necessary that he should pray every day. By some unknown power the authorities have come to the decision that...
...fact that where choice is possible it may happen that Greek O is very thinly attended while History XXV is crowded to the doors. This tendency of the student towards one course, coupled with the shunning of another would come under "outside individual efforts" and would not at all weaken the necessity of a thorough study of the less popular course. This is the spirit of President Porter's reply, and it is an effort well calculated to provoke serious reflection and, perhaps, conviction. English is declared unequal "academically" with Latin and Greek. A thorough knowledge of the classics...
...offered for a technical education than could ever be found at a college or university. The country has need both of technical schools and of colleges. It does not follow, however, that the two must be consolidate. Each meets a separate want. To conbine them both would be to weaken each. There is no more reason why a practical education, in the sense of a mechanical education, should form a part of a university training than that military or naval instruction, such as is given at West Point or Annapolis, should be included in the same training...
...scratch. Brandt is a new man, but Billings has run in several races. Billings won in the fast time of 10 1-2 seconds. Next came the mile walk for freshmen, which was contested by Bemis and Shattuck. Bemis led throughout and won easily, as his opponent seemed to weaken near the finish. The time, 4 min., 47 sec., was the best which has been made at Harvard for some years...
...acquired is far more lasting and convincing than faculty decrees, rules or regulations." "As all colleges are not likely to agree as to the wisdom of these resolutions," he continues concerning the three-mile rule, "this one looks like an attempt against inter-collegiate contests. Such a blow would weaken the whole college system of physical education. It is the inter-collegiate contest that is the incentive which makes discipline and training endurable to the youth who hates restraint and loves his freedom...