Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been paid the matter, although the daily annoyance occasioned by this difficulty is the subject of considerable comment in private. It is true in one of the alcoves there are a couple of shelves of German books, but comprising only the works of Goethe, Schiller and Lessing. These are almost useless for consecutive reading, since one is obliged to get them out late in the afternoon and return them early on the next morning...
...well, very well-kick within a few feet of the point desired-and run well, to win the championship of American colleges; yet running is the offensive play and kicking in most cases is used as the best means of getting out of a bad situation. The kick is almost always a defensive play, and is very much in the nature of a last resort...
...great university where every other sport receives attention, swimming, the most useful of all, should be entirely neglected. If then, we are to have an addition to the gymnasium, why not devote at least part of it to that delightful and beneficial recreation? For swimming besides being almost a necessary accomplishment, is one of the very best exercises for developing the muscles of the whole body. Probably three-quarters of the men in college swim and enjoy the sport thoroughly; and to them a swimming pool would be the most welcome addition possible to the gymnasium...
...things on the list is kept on hand, or if only a little is provided as is now done those alone who order first can be served and the annoying answer "all out" is the only result of the long and tedious waiting of those who order afterwards, Now almost every man in the hall would be willing to give up the order list, or at least to have the number of articles on it lessened if the general fare could be greatly improved by doing so, as in most cases extras are resorted to only when the usual food...
...same day and one knows beforehand just what to expect. This could be easily changed and such a variation adds to the relish of their meals. By lessening the number of vegetables served each day a greater variety could be offered without increase of expense. The fish is almost uniformly bad and everybody would be willing to give it up on four days of the week if the quality on the remaining days could be improved. The same may be said of the chicken which is often positively unfit...