Word: worded
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...less of cramming on special points, and of disregard for everything not likely to be on the examination-papers. And, finally, it would do something toward raising the standard of the fitting schools, and thus towards making it possible for Harvard to become, in the fullest sense of the word, a university...
...Princetonian also uses the "tu quoque" argument as a weapon of defence, by complaining of the daily papers' silence in regard to the Yale men's reception of Count Johannes. The Princetonian is entirely occupied with the pistol-fight, and contains accounts of the affray, editorial comments, words for the Freshmen, words for the Sophomores, etc., ad infinitum. All that is wanting is a word for Dr. McCosh and the rest of the College Faculty, who should have had the courage to hand over the offenders to the civil courts as soon as the disturbances occurred...
...word must be said about the peculiar principles of honor that govern the actions of some men, who damage the boats seriously, and then refuse to pay for the repairs. No organization, however perfect, can present a good financial report when it has men of this class among its members...
...class. The interests of the University demand that a Freshman crew should be supported and trained. One or two men are all the class of '80 seems to furnish, and when '79 graduates, the duty of filling the vacant seats in the 'Varsity will devolve upon '81. A word to the wise is enough...
...seems thrown away. We refer to Senior forensics. The Senior spends several days in working up a difficult subject as best he can, and hopes when he gives in the fruit of his labor, to learn where he has fallen short and how he might do better. Not a word of advice does he get; on the contrary, another puzzling subject is given him to work up unaided. In themes, it is said, we are to be instructed in style; in forensics, in the arrangement of arguments. Thus far, however, the promised instruction has been limited to the announcement...