Word: acception
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Samuel J. Tilden has written a letter in which he positively declines to accept the Democratic nomination to the presidency...
...welcome, after they had gained the game by that same welcome. Truly, this is a good specimen of Yale politeness. There is but one word that characterizes such a proceeding fitly, and that is-"muckerish." It plainly shows that Yale has become so used to victory that she cannot accept defeat in a straightforward and gentlemanly spirit, but must have recourse to the methods of roughs and bullies to obtain that which she cannot get by fair play...
...freshman lacrosse team having challenged the Yale freshmen to a friendly match, the Yale men have held a meeting which this clipping from the News explains: "At a meeting of the freshmen held yesterday afternoon it was decided to accept the challenge sent down by the Harvard freshman lacrosse team. Mr. Meacham was elected captain of the team by acclamation. The Harvard team expressed their willingness to play at New Haven, and the game will be arranged for either next week or the week after, the date being not yet decided...
...different branches, and adds they are almost without exception healthy, and well-developed men. Athletes are beginning to see that the best training for a specialty is the thorough development of the whole body, and not the abnormal development of particular muscles. When this idea has become generally accepted, as it seems probable under Dr. Sargent's teaching that it will, then this objection to specialties may be thrown aside. As to competition, it may be an evil, but it is a necessary evil. We must accept our athletes with this evil or not at all. [Turf, Field and Farm...
...fitted for just such a position, if any one was, leads us to believe that such a director cannot be found. Different instructors for the different sports will have to be engaged as hitherto, if Harvard intends to have her athletics looked after. College graduates are not likely to accept the small pay which such instructors would get, unless they may have some other occupation at the same time. Would it not be better then, to decide, once for all, to allow professional coaches of respectable character to be employed in those branches where there is obvious need of instruction...