Word: aptness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...before; strong man and is doing well; has overcome to a great extent his hang at both ends of the stroke; he still sometimes clips the beginning, and meets somewhat; he could do more work with his shoulders. 3: rowed in '87 freshman crew; heaviest man in the crew; apt to feather under water; is slow in getting away after the finish; is a little rough in his rowing. 4: captain and stroke of '87 freshman crew; a man of tremendous amount of push; his finish is rough, and he swings back too far. 5: substitute on '84 'varsity crew...
...last 24 hours should be passed without any time being given to the subject of the next day's ordeal. Few have the coolness or self-confidence required to pursue this policy. There is always something that has been forgotten to be looked up, and one last look is apt to suggest another. Tutoring is also extensively resorted to, and the students who are willing, for a consideration, to give their time to aiding their backward companions are kept busy. Some men make a business of this tutoring, and, if successful, win a college reputation. The fact that tutoring exists...
...victory over Brown was not unexpected, but nevertheless was highly gratifying when we think of the defeat of last season. Thanks to Captain Winslow the team-play is much better than last year, every man knows what is expected of him, and the players are not apt to get "rattled" at critical moments. The batting Saturday was not heavy, but when we consider the little practice that the nine has had against effective pitchers it is far from discouraging. The freshmen played a splendid game on Holmes with their Amherst compeers, and have good reason to congratulate themselves...
...college man has acquired the ability to learn better and more quickly a particular branch of trade than a non-graduate, and is usually much more efficient after he has learned it. One trouble is, that in estimating college graduates, business men, as well as some others, are apt to pick out, as a standard, the few cheap characters which every college sends out, and which neither education nor anything short of re-creation could fit for a prominent sphere of action...
...hoped that the Mott Haven Team will proceed as quickly as possible to the formation of a tug-of-war team. Yale has had hers at practise several days. Our team had such an easy time last year that the men would be apt to be over confident as to the result this year. Hard, steady work however, is necessary to defeat the teams Lehigh and Yale will put in the field, and the team cannot begin work too soon...