Word: tighter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...reply to such effrontery as appears in the current Brunonian. The following is taken from an editorial: "There has of late been a good deal of discussion as to what should be compulsory, and what elective, in a college. As a result, some institutions have drawn the reins even tighter than before, while others, notably Harvard, will confer a degree upon almost any person who enrolls his name upon the college books, and dwells for four years within the sacred precincts of learning...