Word: renown
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...author of the letter to the Advocate does not answer his question in objection No. 2, - "Did '83 gain more renown by winning the class race than by their victory over Columbia?" If an '83 man were to answer, he might say, "No, we did not;" but the spectators of any actions are the ones to judge in which most renown was gained, and the general opinion among upper class men is that '83 gained most by winning the class races. If the question were to be asked of men outside of Harvard, they would agree with '83, as they...
...middle of May, when the class races come. Thus are removed the only reasons for an outside Freshman race, unless it is that they wish to spread their wings, and that can be done in the class races, as '83 has shown; and there they may really gain more renown than by winning a race outside of College. As we have shown that there are no reasons for an outside race, we will show what there is against one: At Yale the inexpediency of Freshman races outside of the college is recognized, so that it is impossible for our Freshmen...
...exists in the mind of the student? Our English electives, too, are deficient, not in quality, but in quantity; they cover too narrow a field. English 1 and 2 are among the most valuable courses in the curriculum, - they are conducted by an instructor of no ordinary renown, to whom it is an inestimable privilege to listen; the courses in Early English are far superior to anything offered in any other college in America; English 5 and 7 are invaluable to those who desire a thorough literary education; but what a little place do seven courses in English, representing fifteen...