Word: gained
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...higher and better quality than any where else this side of a German university. It is something to be thankful for that Harvard has reached the high plane on which it now does its work, without impairing its efficiency as a university, and with a very great gain in the spiritual manhood of its faculty and in the manly freedom of its students in their personal spiritual development. Indeed, the day is already at hand when Harvard begins to lead the higher religious thought of the country...
...this science before they entered college. But we know that there was no such qualification for entrance, and so the fitting schools have neglected it. To be sure when Physics 1 was in the curriculum, one-third of that course was devoted to astronomy, but in order to gain even this slight knowledge of the subject, one was obliged to take a course of Optics and Acoustics. What we think is needed here are into courses in Technical Astronomu, but a popular course, with little or no mathematics, on the same plan as some of the elementary courses in Natural...
...cold. During the present season the former has perhaps been more prevalent than the latter, the rooms more often too warm than too cold. Why can't we have the good old "happy medium," or at least some attempts to attain it? Nothing wars so powerfully against the gaining of knowledge as an unpleasant atmosphere. To be sure some argue for the best development of genius under uncomfortable circumstances, but then not many of us have genius. Great genius may survive conflicts with circumstances and gain strength at the same time, but a little genius is quickly and not uneasily...
...custom of holding voluntary one hour examinations, which, we are glad to note, is becoming more general, has much to commend it. By adopting this plan an instructor is enabled to gain an accurate idea of the work being done by his section, without subjecting the students to the worry and annoyance which were the inevitable accompaniments of the old-time required examinations. Those who are up in their work, under the new system, are rewarded by being allowed to omit a portion of some three-hour paper, while the men who feel that a little further preparation would...
...casting any reflection upon the present editor, we would like to urge that a change in the present manner of editing our annual is desirable. As now conducted, the Index is really a private enterprise, masquerading under the guise of a college annual. It savors too much of private gain, without enough regard for the requirements demanded by the students to day. In short, there seems to be a lack of responsibility to any person or class for the good and slightly appearance of the book. To remedy this state of affairs, two suggestions have been made. One, to have...