Word: selection
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...learn that it is the desire of the Faculty to secure such an arrangement of recitations on the Tabular View as shall need little, if any, change for two or more years; in this way it is hoped that men may partially or entirely select their electives for more than one year. This is obviously a great gain to students, and we hope it may be found practicable. The Faculty further intend to arrange the examinations, next year and in subsequent years, so far as is possible, in accordance with the groups on the Tabular View. We also understand that...
...interested as to the method in which the two trials are to be conducted. We fully realize the difficulties in the way of a satisfactory arrangement, but it seems to us that something better could be devised for a preliminary trial than merely having the Boylston Professor select twenty of the speakers to take part in the final contest. When we consider the fondness of judges for making an award which shall astonish everybody, we cannot help feeling that it is impossible for one single man to pick out twenty men, and say that they, and none but they, stand...
...very unpopular, the Faculty, in response to the universal wish, converted it into a dancing-hall. We have ten electives in Dancing. The hall is now ready for the third assembly in Dancing 8, to take place this evening. This elective is open to Seniors only, and is very select." "But," said I, "is there no trouble about partners?" "Not a bit. We have the elite of Boston and Cambridge. In Dancing I, however, open only to Freshmen, the Goodies are called into requisition as partners." I said I hoped they were more attractive than mine used...
...read the magazines before they fall into the clutches of the professors and are taken from us for an indefinite time, would have a greater chance of seeing them; and we should be somewhat better protected against those few students who reach the Library early in the afternoon, select all the most desirable periodicals, pile them upon the table and proceed to read them at their leisure. Evening access to the reading-room of the Library would be a benefit to the whole University, and we hope that Mr. Winsor's proposal will be speedily carried...
...attentive listening I found this to be the lamentation of a select body of young men (being all spoiled children, they call themselves the S. Poils Society) over the shortcomings of their fellow-men (cribbing, cutting, etc.). This was getting too depressing to stand. I was not a pessimist then, and had no sympathy with this idea of total degeneration. I endeavored to cheer up by warbling "Landlord, fill the flowing bowl," but, as I don't sing, the result was n't encouraging. Without a word of remonstrance I left the room...