Word: discarded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...papers that the Yale freshman, at a meeting recently, challenged the Harvard freshmen, and expressed the hope that Harvard would discard both the Columbia races. This reminds us of the little story of the father who asked his son how he stood in his class. "Next to head." "But how many in the class?" "Two, air." If the Yale freshmen can't get first they want to be sure of second...
...formation of a Classical Association whose aim it is to cultivate individual work in this field. The energetic and determined spirit which the starters of the association evinced in their meeting gives promise of a successful career. Every new assurance that the new tendencies in American education do not discard the great basis and formation of all knowledge is encouraging...
...room and learn from consultation from a number of writers and books what the real ethics of a question is." We heartily agree with him. It is much easier to sit in an easy chair, but if we sit at our desk - in our own room to - and discard the easy chair, isn't it rather hard on "'88" if we get the very pile of books out for consultation that "'88" wants...
Politics is a field where earnest workers are much needed. Discard the habit of sneering at politics and politicians. A college professor once committed a murder; it would be rash to assume that all college professors are inclined to homicide. It is the duty of every man of brains and leisure to go into politics. Be in sympathy with your age and country, - your country especially. Anglomania is synonymous with a weak intelligence and an imperfect education...
...that least applies to them, so it is with a philosophy. We must not become realists, if we are to become so at all, because it seems to be the natural philosophy for Americans; but because we consider realism to be the truth. We must not discard idealism because it is not consistent with American ideas, but because we believe its principles to be unfounded. A philosophy founded to coincide with customs and traits of character, rests on the most flimsy of structures, and cannot survive the lives of its progmitors...