Word: blowing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Furthermore, the new regulation offers a premium to students whose work is of uniform quality, but discourages those who are bright in one direction and below the average in some other direction. In other words, it strikes a blow at specialists; and this, I conceive, is inconsistent with our elective system. There are many men within the writer's acquaintance whose average for the first two years of their course has been far above 90 per cent. but who have received in Chemistry A below 50 per cent.; is it fair that men, who, under the old system, would...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON. - I confess that after all, we have heard about electing a systematic course of study, the elective pamphlet of '87 came as a blow in my face. Brackets have been employed and hours changed in the most reckless fashion. History 9 and English 6 given up, the hour of History 11 changed! I shall now be forced to elect Music 13 and other courses I know in advance to be worthless. True, I am only an individual, and it does not matter much to the college or the world if my education is spoiled...
...Allen, '87, received a violent blow on the nose from a foul tip while umpiring the class game yesterday afternoon...
...committee have followed in rapid succession, and the college has now ample opportunity for retrospect. The faculty of late years have shown a spirit of liberal action in their treatment of the students, and the students have responded in a manly spirit. But on Tuesday a severe blow was dealt to progress at Harvard. The undergraduates have been given one more privilege, and this time they have been found wanting. Hereafter the faculty we fear will remember the mistake which has been made, and curtail further advance toward student government...
...hear on one day that the employees of the Cambridge Railroad threaten to strike; on the next that the scholars of public schools in various parts of the country are demanding longer recesses; and on the next, as a third great blow to education, that the tennis "shacks" want higher wages. What is Harvard coming to? Each hour almost the evils of strikes seem to be closing in more seriously upon her. It is hard to say where the next blow will be. Perhaps the goodies will call for more pay and fewer rooms. But it is to be hoped...