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Word: acceptably (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...little ground for such a sweeping assertion. I write this the more frankly because I believe the majority of Princeton men admit that at least they were overmatched, and Harvard's relations with Princeton have always been the pleasanter for the universal manliness with which the Jersey men accept defeat, when fortune wills that it shall be theirs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 11/17/1887 | See Source »

...very heavily on the conscience of the Harvard men when they refused '90's challenge. 'Yet they cannot throw Columbia over because '90 lost the race last year. We would advise our esteemed contemporary to be consistent. If Harvard wishes to act in a manly, straightforward way let them accept '91's challenge on their own condition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/17/1887 | See Source »

Neither umpire nor referee has yet been appointed for the Andover Exeter game. Audover selected Beecher, of Yale, as referee, but he declined and recommended Crawford, of the Harvard Law School. It is said that Exeter refuses to accept Andover's chose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 11/14/1887 | See Source »

...McCosh from the Presidency of Princeton College is a loss to that institution. His loyalty and devotion have done much to maintain the honor of Princeton while his energies have placed her in the front rank of American colleges. She will not find easily so staunch a friend to accept the post which this resignation has made empty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/12/1887 | See Source »

...question of the Yale freshman race is again up for discussion. Ninety refused the challenge, while eighty-nine accepted it. There is, consequently, a precedent both for refusing and for accepting. Two races by the freshmen would be folly. The New London course is unfit for more than two crews, so a race between three crews would be folly likewise. The freshmen cannot throw Columbia overboard as ninety lost the race last year. If they accept the Yale challenge they will do it with their eyes open. Some answer should be sent soon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/11/1887 | See Source »

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