Word: wherein
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...adjudge the members of their faculty capable only of gaining and imparting knowledge. Is it not just possible that among this body of men of matured judgement there may be some who, as a result of years of quiet observation, are able to tell us, and tell us truly, wherein our athletic system and methods are at fault? The supposition certainly seems a plausible one. The CRIMSON cannot believe that these men are dead to Harvard's athletic interests; on the contrary, we believe that they are thoroughly alive to the success of her teams. Their presence at the games...
...that whatever other characteristics the street may have had it was straight. It led from the country out into the country on the other side; from beauty unto beauty; from freedom unto freedom; and from peace unto peace. In this characteristic it is typical of the Christian's life, wherein all things are done in straightforwardness and rectitude. If we expect to receive help for our Christian life we must be on this road as Paul was. If we cannot see to find our own way into the way, we must trust to those who can see to lead...
...Rich then closed his argument by proposing a system of election, wherein the country should be divided into electoral districts and each elector chosen separately, to vote separately, not by states as at present. The proposal of this system he claimed to be a very strong argument for the negative...
...Pharaoh' found by him and Naville at Bubastis in April. Our museums need an American to do similar work for science, to interpret 'things hard to be understood,' to tabulate coins, and indeed to deal understandingly with the many kinds of Egyptian antiques. We have important private collections wherein mines of knowledge await the mental pick and spade of the trained investigator...
...which, in a way, represents Yale, and the more refined type which is conceded to Harvard. It creates a sentiment among her alumni which enables them to listen with proud and beaming countenances to a speech as rowdies in character as that celebrated speech of Peters of the Bones, wherein, in strangely mixed metaphor, he referred to the Harvard man as "a kid-gloved lamb." If, in order to beat Yale it will be necessary to adopt her general sentiments and her standards of conduct, we never want to win again. But is it not possible to raise our standard...