Word: remarkably
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...trustees of the University is said to be "to train boys up in the way the should go," and by that we suppose is meant to give them as much home life as possible, as little college life as possible. This interpretation of their aim makes us remark that they might almost have said "children," instead of "boys." At least the tender care that they would give to young men seems to be the sort of care that those young men have had, or should have had before they ever came to college. Very few of those, who have ever...
...marked, and then go home again. It is needless to say that the principles of the new education, as set forth so ably in the Andover Review for November, find no place nor favor here. 'I do not believe in trying that sort of thing with boys,' was the remark made to me of the matter. Such opinions are unconsciously based on experience furnished by the University of Pennsylvania, and, thus applied, I should concur in them. It would be utterly unwise to attempt to introduce the system in full operation at Harvard at once into the University. A foot...
While the students of the college are quick to take advantage of the lectures given here by non-residents, and generally manage to attend the evening readings given by our own professors and instructors, there was an example of neglect on last Friday which calls for remark. One of the instructors in English kindly consented to give a four o'clock lecture on the subject of descriptive and narrative writing, to which were invited all members of the classes of '87 and '88. Of the five hundred men to whom this invitation was extended, barely thirty thought it worth their...
...side of a hill, this is not true. The grounds are very level and offer a good opportunity for close playing. Many of the players are well known to us as having vanquished some of our best players during the past summer, and this fact answers conclusively the remark that "girls can't play tennis." It has been rumored that the president participated in the playing. This also is not true. It was hoped that some of the faculty would take part, even in disguise, but the hope was not realized...
Spectators remark that the '86 eleven is playing a very rough game...