Word: worded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Graduation in our sense of the word does not exist. After a man has heard lectures for a minimum of three years, he is allowed to apply for permission to "make an examination." It is seldom that any one tries the ordeal in a shorter time, six semesters being the ordinary university course. A friend of the writer, an American, however, went up for examination at the end of his third semester in Berlin, in Physics, and what is more, he passed the examination and received his degree of Ph. D. This case may be taken as showing what...
...Walker and C. W. Baker. In the second heat both the technical and law teams dropped even, but Easton again with bent knees ready to heave, He was unable to accomplish his purpose because the technical students crowded close to the teams and shouted so that the word to heave could not be heard. This cheering and laughing kept up for about a minute, but mean while Easton had to let out about six inches of rope as he was unable to hold it in his strained position. After this the law men made several heaves and brought the rope...
Divinity Hall Lectures. One word about Free will. Professor Wm. James. Divinity Hall Chapel...
...earned in it, but something outside of the knowledge by which a man gets his living and additional to that knowledge. We mean what it is desirable that a man should know in the interest of his dignity as a human being, or, to use the good old word, we mean "the humanities." This knowledge we suppose to be certified by the degree of Bachelor of Arts. "An early differentiation of studies" implies that the outfit of educated men is not to be the same, but is to be adjusted on some principle of equivalence, according to the pursuit...
...place here to point out that even this rule is incomplete, and needs many additions to render it useful and binding. In order that each college may not decide for itself, who is a professional, and who is not, a definition of the meaning of the word, as here employed, would be both advantageous and necessary...