Word: anxiousness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...strangers he gave the impression of a certain abruptness of manner, but those who knew him well learned that this was in appearance only, and that his habit of blunt, direct speech was really the expression of a simple, earnest, democratic nature, scorning all pretense of super-refinement and anxious to meet all upon the terms of absolute equality. He combined the instinct of the true scholar with a wonderful breadth of sympathies and a fellow feeling...
...good number of students in our college wish to open correspondence with American students and exchange the thought and knowledge they respectively have. Our students here have very little chance of getting any knowledge about America while in school, and they are exceedingly anxious to know what the New World is doing...
...following general methods of treatment of the ordinary, acute injuries were adopted: There was almost no fixation of injured parts, except fractures and dislocations, throughout the entire season, as the men were anxious to return to play and it was our belief that fixation usually unduly prolongs the time of convalescence. In the ordinary sprains of joints and notably in the cases of acute knees, heat was used very extensively, either by means of hot bathing or by means of the "baking machine." A large part of the acute injuries were treated by massage, with most remarkable and satisfactory results...
...exist, we agree. Opportunities are ample, but the only way to overcome temptations is to meet them face to face. Our opponents say that the tendency is too strong to play to win at all costs. Take for example the recent contest between Princeton and Yale. Both teams were anxious to win, but a cleaner contest has never been played on a college football field. Having met and refuted all the arguments of our opponents, I wish to restate the three main contentions of the negative. Football creates a clean and wholesome spirit around which the student body can rally...
...rugby football game, played in the Stadium on Saturday afternoon between the Dalhousie University and All-Halifax teams, resulted in a tie of 3 to 3. Both teams played very hard and seemed over-anxious to win, with the result that the game was characterized by much forward passing. Scrimmages were very frequent and neither team seemed able to break away after the ball had been heeled out. Halifax lost several excellent chances to score through poor passing. Both teams punted into touch frequently, but a scrimmage invariably followed, and neither side profited by the exchange...