Word: question
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...surmising," until it is kind enough to state these "grounds," in print, it has no business to "surmise." For the present, it is sufficient to say, in order to prove the true value of such "surmising," that the course referred to is Latin II., and that the instructor in question is no other than Professor Greenough. We have witnessed many rude, unpardonable assaults of injudicious hotheads upon instructors, but that committed by the Echo, allow me to say, is an outrage on public decency. Just consider a moment: Professor Greenough is one of the most respected citizens of Cambridge...
...base-ball grounds were changed from the Delta to Jarvis Field. J. B. Ames, '68, was captain, and three great games were played with the Lowells, to decide the disputed question of championship. The scores are as follows...
...question of extending the privilege of voluntary recitations to Sophomores during the coming year has been discussed by the Faculty as part of a scheme for the further revision of the recitation system. What the entire scheme is, is not yet known, and it is possible that no changes will be made as regards the privileges of the two upper classes; but it has been decided definitely, as we understand, to give Sophomores voluntary recitations. We believe that this is a step in the right direction, and that it is a proper successor to the many advances which Harvard...
...dried-up voice, evidently that of some old fogy, is heard: "A wonderful work is the 'Immensity of Profundity;' replete with the most circumspect observations. It proves beyond a question the consanguinity of irresponsible abstractness of expression with incidental divertissement (if I may be permitted to use that word) of cerebral evolution...
...question has arisen as to the eligibility to a position on a class nine of an unmatriculated student who has at some past time been a member of a class; or of a student in the Scientific School who has never been in the Academic department. Among the rules which the class nines are bound by, the Advocate gives the following : "Only past or present members of each class, that are still in the Academic department of the college, shall be eligible." By the strict wording of this rule, a Scientific student is not eligible, as he certainly...