Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Mark's Training School has been almost deserted by its students during the past few weeks, owing to an out-break of diphtheria...
...meantime Magruder has made a feint in front of a porting of McClellan's army, which prevented aid being sent to Porter. The next day Lee remains quiet, only to find that the retreat of McClellan to the James has begun. Lee orders a hot pursuit and almost envelopes the Union army. At Charles City cross roads a desperate attempt is made to break through the Union lines, but fails. Finally, at Malvern Hill, under the shelter of the gunboats, McClellan stops retreating and takes up a position for defence. Lee knowing that this is the last chance attacks...
...following bright description of Dr. Holmes and the Medical Students. It says: "The most popular man in the Cedical School is Dr. Oliver wendell Holmes, though he is no longer an active member of the faculty. The genial "autocrat" cannot stand entirely aloof from his first love, and almost every month he pays a visit to the doctor mill on the Back Bay. Some of the younger professors think that Dr. Holmes is pretty far behind the times-"an old fogy, you know" but the boys have no thought for them when the old doctor comes in sight, trying...
...date was settled as the 24th, and the place Manhattan Grounds. This decision caused much dispute. The programme differed from last year only in this respect, that the tug-of-war will be pulled on cleats instead of on the turf. This is a much fairer method of pulling. Almost every year hitherto it has been found that the ground on one side was sand or loose, and gave the other team a decided advantage, such an advantage that the team on the ground side, whatever its real ability was pretty sure to win. A vote was taken...
...consider the matter in a slightly less nihilistic way. What justification have the faculty for their actions? In a conference held in New York, a number of professors, representing all the Eastern colleges of any importance, decided that the professional spirit had entered to a too great extent into almost all our college athletics, and that it would therefore be best to check the evil while it was still in their power. Accordingly, they recommended the adoption of the resolutions, which are known to all of us, and which our faculty did not in the least hesitate to adopt. That...