Word: remarkably
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fact that freshmen have been led to keep open house by some agencies more potent than their own inclinations or the exercise of mere "moral suasion" on the part of their elders, we would remark that the days have departed when fear of any summary, vengence from the awful sophomores should have influence on the doings of any freshman...
...remark was recently made by President Eliot of Harvard, that: "In no field does college education tell more than in the field of business." This is, we believe, contrary to the opinion that prevails among men of average education, not college graduates; but it appears to us to contain a vast truth, and it is probable that public sentiment is being gradually modified in this direction. It has been a common thing for men of means to refuse to send their sons to college on the ground that they were going into business, where, according to their view, a college...
...York Times declares that there is, perhaps, a trifle of British arrogance in the remark of Lord Coleridge to the students of Yale, that "Yale, in its general air, surroundings and curriculum, reminded him very much of Eton...
...pleasure to us all. There is always danger that in the hurry and distraction of reforming a great system, the minor parts of the system under reform will become useless through neglect. We cannot allow the present notable absence of classical literature in the evening readings to pass without remark. We can comment upon this side of the classical question which has nothing to do with requirements, with perfect freedom, and feel that in our criticism we are simply conservative. We know that a departure from the usual classical readings would be a source of much loss to many...
...next remark, that the hall does not pretend to furnish board at less than $4.50, is an entire mistake. The steward receives $1500 for his fixed salary, but the rest depends directly upon his ability to keep the price of board down to $4.00 For every additional ten cents in the price of board, his salary would diminish $7.30 per week...