Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...learned it becomes foreign. Book is Saxon, but a number of books collected together, as could only be done by the wealthy, becomes a library. The weapons of the scholar-pen, ink, paper-all point to foreign origin, and one of them carries us back to the papyrus that waved its slender stems over the little river of Syracuse...
...Protestant laugh at the Catholic mystery of transubstantiation-hoc est corpus. That wigs were originally a French fashion is plain enough in the word itself-first corrupted from perruque to periwig, and then contracted for convenience to wig. Chouse, in the sense of to cheat, carries us back to the days of James First, when an impostor palmed himself off upon the people of London as a Turkish ambassador, or Chiaus. That the English learned some of their seamanship from the Italians is plain from the word mizzenmast (la mezzana), and the order avast! from basta! That the English taught...
...many respects Sanders Theatre is very well suited to the production of a Latin play. There is the semicircular orchestra (where the Roman senators sat), the low Roman stage and the handsome permanent back wall with a Latin inscription at the top of it. As in the Roman theatre, too, the seats for the audience are benches, not chairs, and slope up from around the orchestra in wedges with the stairs between. Unfortunately for the present purpose, these benches do not run to the top of the theatre in one tier. The other important difference from the ancient theatre...
...Princetonian has the following criticism of the Princeton baseball men: Trenchard has shown a marked improvement in batting, while his work behind the bat has been very encouraging. Williams the other candidate for catcher is a good back-stop, throws hard and accurately, but so far has been weak at the bat. The pitchers are Forsyth, Altman, Bradley and Hitzrot. They all have speed and fairly good control. Bradley has been playing well in the field, but has not pitched any owing to a lame arm. The showing made by the others has been about equal. Otto, the first baseman...
Captain Knipe has ordered all men who intend to try for the football team next fall to report daily for light practice which will consist in kicking, catching, passing and falling on the ball. The work is especially intended for men who intend to try for positions back of the line, and goal posts have been erected in order to allow practice at goal kicking. About twelve men are practicing daily for these positions...