Word: recommendations
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...given to its measures At the same time, sir, being fully sensible that you are strongly impressed with the necessity of religion, virtue, and solid learning for supporting freedom and good government, and fixing the happiness of the people upon a firm and permanent basis, we beg leave to recommend to your favorable notice the University intrusted to our care, which was early founded for promoting these important ends. .... While we exert ourselves in our corporate capacity to promote the great objects of this institution, we rest assured of your protection and patronage...
...years' dissipation on the Continent. Another's is very good, if considered as an ambitious study, but is very little of a likeness. In early Greek art it was customary to have the name of the subject printed under the picture. In this infancy of photographic art we recommend to have each man's name stamped in heavy capitals under his picture. Again, in attending to orders by mail, Memorial waiters, chemistry tutors, or college scouts have been stupidly returned for such men as Mr. Lowell, Norton, Bowen, or Goodwin. We have no personal feeling against the "Celebrity Photographer...
...seems to be little advantage in attempting to revive it. It would be much better if those who are interested in the Corps would turn to other forms of exercise which are of much more importance to the College, and which are at present in a languishing condition. We recommend that the ghost of the Rifle Corps be allowed to join the spirits of the French, German, Chess, and other clubs which have recently expired for want of nourishment...
...load of mathematics under which Freshman classes have so long tottered should be considerably lessened. The Examining Committee have reported that Analytical Geometry is too difficult a study for that class, and that a further diminution of mathematics in the Freshman year would be advisable. The Committee also recommend that Junior Logic and Themes be introduced into the curriculum of the Freshman year, thus supplanting the for the most part painful and useless study of Triangles and Hyperbolae in favor of English studies which are indispensable to the education of even moderately informed persons. As required studies have been taken...
...that highly entertaining document the Treasurer's report, we can only recommend its careful study to all aspirants for the position of business editor of the Crimson...