Word: aways
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...south stretch of the track on Holmes Field has been extended towards North Avenue, making a straight away course of 150 yards. This has been done in order that the hurdle race may be over a straight course. On a curved track the outside men have a great disadvantage, as the distances between the hurdles are not the same at the inside and outside of the tracks. The low hurdle race in the spring meeting will be for one hundred forty-six and two-thirds yards-two-thirds of the regular intercollegiate distance...
...seems to be taking. Every man in the University will join us in urging that the welfare of this society be looked after by its members who cannot escape the responsibility by resigning now when the condition of things is bad owing to their own neglect, nor by staying away from rehearsals as they seem to have acquired the habit of doing. We have a right to demand in the name of the University that the Pierian Sodality which as an organization has been given temporarily into the hands of the upperclassmen now in college, shall be handed down...
...entering college, but also become exceedingly obnoxious to a large majority of the class. The only way to crush out this disgraceful disposition on the part of a few is for public opinion to make it so hot for them that they will either keep away entirely or be constrained to act decently and respectfully when they do appear in the class-room...
...notice that there are no examinations set for the thirteenth, just a week previous, and we can see no good reason why the English instructors should not be requested to change the examination in English C to the thirteenth. This would give many men an opportunity to get away earlier than they otherwise would, and such an arrangement would not interfere with any of the other examinations. The list of final examinations is only provisional, and we make this suggestion thus early in order that the change may be easily made, should it meet with the approval of the proper...
...already ambitious earnest workers to over-exertion. Success renders them conceited: failure often makes them bitter and discouraged. The whole system practically amounts to a lottery where the time staked instead of being regarded as a means of culture and future usefulness is considered as almost thrown away if the mercenary competitor fails to draw a prize...