Word: broadening
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...evident that to encourage this race is to broaden the interest in boating affairs throughout the college, an interest which is so essential to the welfare of the university crew...
...number of men interested in it. The plan proposed will go far towards raising its standing. The Bicycle Club deserves a word of praise for its energy. It is one of the most flourishing athletic clubs in college and should be well supported in its effort to broaden the field of intercollegiate athletics...
...account of the obscurity which it casts about all objects sensible to the vision; so we may perceive the evil of competitive examinations by the manner in which they dim the keenness of the moral perceptions of those affected by them. The mind will not be broadened by an education which is built on the competitive examination system; rather, it will be narrowed by the most superficial and selfish ambition-the rank-list. Knowledge is no longer sought for knowledge's sake, but as an instrument for securing prizes and scholarships. And it too often happens that knowledge...
...facts discussed in the half year's work. Furthermore, the brief time in which a man surveys the work of the half year, if he has done his studying systematically, is one of the most valuable periods of his study; for it gives him an idea of the broaden and unity of what he has hitherto seen only in detail. In these two respects, I think the mid-year system of examinations have advantages which hour examinations can never supply...
...Christ, the Son of God, did not drag men into His train, but said, 'Come ye, if ye will.' The one thing, and the only thing that students ask is an opportunity commensurate with their ability, and certainly they have it here. The University can do little more than broaden the door and keep it open by day and night. It does not bestow learning, it only affords the opportunity to acquire learning. Knowledge is not a commodify which can be bought for such and such a price and the university is not a shop for bartering and trading...