Word: differently
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...team. The question has been raised, and it is, I think, a fair one, whether a man who pulls on a team which represents his college, and is a regular member of that team, can also pull on his class team. In what does the tug-of-war differ from the nine or the crew, and why should the rules which govern all 'Varsity teams be laid aside in the case of one? Why should a distinction be made in regard to the 'Varsity Tug-of-War Team, simply because it is of less importance than the crew or nine...
...first of these arguments is plainly weak. It is easy to see that an instructor might find several examination books (say, for example, four) the difference in worth between any two of which might not exceed one per cent., yet of which the best clearly belonged in class a, the worst in class b. He must then decide into which class to put the two intermediate books. Whether he puts both in a, both in b, or one in each of these classes, he has to make a distinction quite as fine as any under the old system. The result...
...Faculty Committee will be chosen on Friday at their regular meeting. The real plan of working has not been revealed as yet, but from accounts heard, while in a sense being suggested by the Amherst and Harvard committees, the internal organization of the respective committees will materially differ...
Ethnography. What were the races of Babylonia? Was the non-Shemitic population Turanian or Cushite? Which race worshiped natural forces, and employed magic? Which race developed an elaborate mythology? How did the religion of the Assyrians differ from this latter...
...catalogue of Yale University presents clearly and fully the scope of study offered there, and enables one to make a comparison with that at Harvard which we discussed at some length one week ago. The requirements for admission do not greatly differ so far as classics and mathematics go, except that Harvard presents an option between one of the ancient languages and a rather severe equivalent in physical science and a choice of modern history in place of ancient. But Harvard also requires a considerable amount of English and of physical science, which Yale does not demand at all, before...