Word: objectionable
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It was shown how the money market thus rested almost entirely in the control of one man, the minister of finance, a fact which must necessarily condemn the system, aside from the evils which arise in the money market on account of this. As a remedy, Dr. Laughlin would have...
The president thinks an objection to the proposed rope fire-escapes would be that more danger would result from students practising sliding down the ropes than would ever be liable to occur from fires.
...settled within two weeks. The authorities have had the matter under consideration for some time, and have delayed definite action only in order to secure such fire-escapes as will be best under every consideration. The plan of permanent ladders, such as are now on Matthews and Holyoke, was objectionable in several ways. On the front of the buildings situated like Hollis, Stoughton and others, the ladders would be ungainly-looking objects. Moreover, in summer they would give an easy access for thieves or other evil-disposed persons to the students' rooms, and so many ladders could not be thoroughly...
If a man should not happen to feel at his best on the day of an examination, even though he is not actually ill, he can not do himself justice. This objection has been met in part by many instructors who give hour examinations in their courses. As but three...
The objection made by some of the colleges to the retention of Amherst in the league is simply that games with her were hardly of enough importance to warrant the time spent in travelling. There is a considerable sentiment at Harvard, however, in favor of Amherst's remaining in the...