Word: argument
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...deepest interest in the College, and who are best fitted to judge what is for its welfare, - the graduates; we are free from all political influences which stand in the way of advancement in many institutions, and the evils which President Eliot set forth so well in his argument against a National University; we are not governed by a close Corporation which may be tainted with the bigotry of the past ages. All this is very pleasing; but, before we become too boastful, let us remember that it is only ten years that we have enjoyed this system, and that...
...College authorities to give him legitimate assistance. But does the present system of examinations give the student a fair chance? I think not, for the following reasons. I defy any man, - always leaving out the exceptional genius who is sui generis and therefore outside of all logical argument, - be he ever so faithful a student, to go into an examination and do himself justice or fairly test his technical knowledge of a subject, without a careful review of the matter he is to be examined on. It is the review of a subject that drives it home, that makes...
...during the vacation, to take care of themselves. Whether they were looked out for or not, they are certainly now in a disgraceful condition. On Monday the slush could have been easily removed, and the fact that it was left to freeze takes away from the force of the argument that to chop so much ice would be a task of great difficulty. Our tiles, secured after so much exertion, might have been left in the beds where Nature put them, if they have been brought here merely to be imbedded again by the action of the elements. Municipal laws...
...number of such cases as are argued before the clubs. The club system, with which few undergraduates are acquainted, will be explained, and the cases are stated, both to render the manner of work clearer and in order that any club may readily secure a case for argument by reference...
...wish companions in their convivial moments only, but, for my part, I prefer to see my friends tested by the thousand petty annoyances that inevitably occur, and to find them still standing firm under the fire of my temper when I am in an ill-humor. Besides, the argument about seeking your friends when you want them works both ways. If your chum cannot be induced to let you be oblivious of his presence, - and one who will not should, I admit, be avoided, - it is still possible to avoid his company. Even here, half-deafened, if I choose...