Word: working
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1880
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...admit the advantages of the system. It is easier to throw the dice for per cents than to estimate the true value of a year's work. It saves trouble to read through a book and affix to it a cabalistic sign. On the other hand, it requires care and judgment to note accurately the worth of daily work. But an instructor's estimate of men, not marks, would be the fairer method. Two examinations - one upon entrance, one for a degree - would obviate the difficulties of a continuous struggle for marks; if this change be too radical, let rank...
...Herald, last Sunday, gave a very good account of Professor Benjamin Pierce, and his work as the first of American Mathematicians...
...second subject for Jun. B., Theme VI., should have been "The Year's Work," not "The Grand Work," as it was printed in the last Crimson...
...organizing a debating society. While we thus take the initiative in this matter, we desire to have it understood that the Crimson lays no claim to the control of the society, should it be started, but hopes to see it supported by all those in college who will work earnestly to make the venture a success...
...prescribed tepid bath, and it not infrequently happens that, on account of the rush and the short time the Gymnasium is open, the warm water gives out. Moreover, as the days grow longer, men will want to begin their exercise earlier, before the heat of noon induces disinclination to work...