Word: aptly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...their class "lives" in expectation of having more statistics to put in later in the year, as these can always be added by communicating with the Secretary. Experience in the past has proved that if the information requested is not sent in early in the winter it is apt to be overlooked and never returned...
...Clark was the next speaker for the affirmative. The comparison between the football and the flag is apt, he said. Many have died for both. Our opponents say that we have cited but one instance of foul play in the recent Harvard-Yale game. This is true, only one instance can be sighted, the rest were hidden. The recent resolution of the Rules Committee in Philadelphia has shown that even authorities on the subject admit the existence of brutality. It is worded "to eliminate the chances of rough play, and to lessen brutality." If the negative can support the arguments...
...every subject, said President Eliot, there is apt to be a word that needs definition. By the word scholar, is not meant the young student, but the man who devotes himself to observation, recording, discovery; the man who is going to be a scholar as long as he lives. In the last fifty years there has been a great change in the world's conception of a scholar. A scholar used to occupy himself with philosophy, literature, or some kindred work, but now we see scholars in a great variety of fields. It makes no difference what the scholar...
...Freshman team has played a very uneven game throughout the season, and frequent changes have been necessary in many positions. Fischel, centre fielder, covers his position well and throws in accurately. Although a fairly good hitter, he is apt to misjudge the ball and is slow in running bases. Ware, left fielder, fields and throws well. He is a strong hitter, but is a reckless base-runner. McNeil, in right field, bats fairly well, but is not a good thrower and is slow in the field and on the bases. Thomas, at third base, is erratic in fielding and throwing...
...proposal under discussion has received the careful consideration of the administrate officers of the University. But since the matter touches the undergraduates so closely the suggestion that they hold an organized discussion in regard to it is most apt. UNDERGRADUATE...