Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...almost the first time in the history of the Athletic Association of the Institute of Technology, it cleared expenses at its first indoor meeting. At this meeting only members of the "Tech" are admitted...
...Haven, on Monday night, another mass meeting was called to decide whether or no the committee's adverse report should be accepted. It was accepted almost unanimously. All the Yale graduates who were consulted on the subject - among them Wyllys Terry, Walter Camp, George Adee, Walter Badger, and Sam Bremner - were opposed to the scheme; and their opposition seems to have converted all those who had previously inclined the other way. Like the chicken who was convinced that the sky was falling, when a rose leaf dropped upon her back, the dim suspicion of an "alliance" between Harvard and Princeton...
...Almost every man, during his college course, finds himself a member of one or more of the societies in which Harvard abounds. Nearly all these societies, secret or otherwise, were founded for social purposes, and are carried on with this end in view. But there is one notable exception to this the society to which those only are admitted who have shown themselves of permanent ability in regard to scholarship throughout their college course. I refer...
...Bruce's is not. It is almost too strong throughout. It glows with Oriental savagery and splendor; but although the story is a very powerful, - well, tremendously powerful - one, it is rather too highly spiced for the average reader. The writer of "Alexis" has recently been censured for his penchant for slaughter; but it is to Mr. Bruce's lust for gore and rapine as the gentle zephyr is to the hurricane...
...statement remains true that out of the whole class only eight men ever tried to do anything for the college press, and of that number but five have as yet satisfactorily demonstrated their fitness for more than mediacre work. Why such a state of things should be is almost inexplicable. The small amount of work required of an editor upon any one of our college papers certainly brings more than its due reward in the pleasure and experience gained. Therefore, eighty-nine, let us all hear more from you; you have a large field to pick from in the four...