Word: branch
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...necessary, therefore, that they should ask themselves whether they were following a wise system or not. A young man might pass creditably, nay, with distinction, through school and college, and find himself when he came to age unable to speak any language but his own, and ignorant of any branch of science, although, perhaps proficient in mathematics, Latin and Greek. Such an education, they might say with Locke, fitted a man for the university rather than for the world...
...university would still be possible and have almost as much effect in stimulating interest in rowing as the more extended plan. In any case we feel that a boom in rowing here would be an excellent thing, even now, when we have been most successful in this branch of athletics, and we would earnestly urge the boat club to give careful consideration to our proposition...
...main subject. The House of Commous in England is the center of political life, in it, is vested by far the larger share of the power of the government, and as it is republican in its character and representative of the people, it is of course the most popular branch of the government. Naturally an election to a seat in this body is considered a high honor and as such is sought after by the most intelligent and influential members of society. The conditions of election and methods of procedure are, however, essentially different from those which govern the choice...
...wide discussion which the action of the committee has caused, the result may be more desirable in the end. The position of the Harvard faculty has always been peculiar. At other colleges athletics are allowed to take their own course; at Harvard physical training is recognized as an important branch of education, and the faculty, therefore, 'interferes.' Foot-ball is too good a sport and too valuable an exercise to be allowed to degenerate into a contest of roughness and trickery...
...success of the new Veterinary Department of our university. The first year has proved more successful than even the projectors of the scheme hoped. With increasing years the usefulness of this school will undoubtedly become more apparent, until finally such an one will be generally recognized as an important branch of every university which attempts to give a broad and liberal education...