Word: workers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fees. The teacher, who was called "doctor" or "magister artum," had no power of conferring degrees. If he was a lecturer of great repute pupils flocked around him, and then, finding himself unable to do the necessary work, he chose a colleague or favorite pupil as a co-worker, and from this arose what was called a university. The university of Bologna was started in this way, beginning with the study of Roman law; but other departments were soon added, each one of these departments being called a university. There were soon four of these universities at Bologna...
There is much rejoicing at Pittsburg, Pa., over the amicable adjustment of the iron-worker's troubles. All the mills will resume operations on Monday next...
...regard to education in general, which guided them in the early history of the university, which have placed Cornell in the front rank of American colleges and which are still held by the guardians of her welfare. Though the far-sighted philanthropist lives only in memory, his co-worker has heard the experiment declared successful by the fair-minded and the result given a tacit endorsement even by those whose early attacks were most virulent...
...over can generally be counted on one's fingers. The worst thing about college athletics is that they are shared in by so few that they have very little influence in improving the health of the students. Well directed physical exercise is absolutely essential to a brain-worker, and until our colleges supply this they do only a part of their duty...
...self-control being pre-supposed, one can hardly do better, I should think, than 'follow nature' as to what one drinks and its times and quantity. I suppose most young people could do as much without wine as with it. Real brain work of itself, I think, upsets the worker and makes him bilious; wine will not cure this, nor will abstaining from wine prevent it. But, in general, wine used in moderation seems to add to the agreeableness of life - for adults, at any rate; and whatever adds to the agreeableness of life adds to its resources and powers...