Word: idea
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...arguments. It was a notable fact that while all the experiments were simple in their nature, they were all right to the point and proved convincingly what they were meant to prove. Professor Rowland then went to the subject of lightning rods and gave a very clear idea of the duties they were intended to perform, and the best way to arrange them for fulfilling the purposes for which they are used. The lecture as a whole was extremely interesting, and at its close all felt that they had heard a subject will discussed by one who was evidently...
...hoped to make this event a prominent feature of the meeting. The encouragement of athletics in the preparatory schools has received much attention during the past year and inter scholastic leagues of base ball and foot ball have been organized. It is for the purpose of carrying out this idea that the interscholastic race was given a place in the programme. Bicycling is a form of contest which requires long training for proficiency, and it was thought that the future standard might be raised by inducing men to begin to train before coming to college...
...said that the difficulty men find in choosing a profession wisely, is owing to the fact that while in college they have only a very superficial idea of how the world's business is transacted. Therefore be would advise every undergraduate to take up some work during this summer recess. A man who followed his advice would choose the profession by which he could most help his fellows. If a man is in doubt between two vocations, let him choose that which will bring him most in contact with his fellow men. Dr. Hale believes that journalism is an unworthy...
...project of constructing a canal through the Isthmus, which should connect the Atlantic with the Pacific ocean, is an old one. The discovery of gold in California gave a new impetus to this idea; for the Union Pacific railroad had not then been built, and the journey overland was long and dangerous, while the voyage around Cape Horn was fraught with hardships. But on the breaking out of the civil war all thought of an Isthmian canal, so far as the United States were concerned had to be abandoned...
...regret very much that the meeting was conducted as it was with the idea that discussion by the college was not desirable. Undoubtedly college opinion is not in favor of any such action at present...