Word: badness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...argued that food has gone up. Everything costs more, especially meat. The remedy is to have less meat, but have that little well cooked. The meat is not so bad when bought, probably, but it is ruined in the cooking. The reason that it costs so much to run Memorial is that there is so much waste. One has to order so much meat to get a piece that he can eat. If everything was well cooked and nicely prepared, there would be nothing sent back to the screen. Now, every man in the hall orders the whole bill...
...decorate themselves with the name of men, are +++ general, too young to be expected to assume the burdens of manhood, or even thoroughly understand its duties. They are still in the plastic state. During the four years of the college course, habits are formed which, whether good or bad, will be likely to accompany them through life. "Lead us not into temptation" is, therefore, for them a peculiarly appropriate prayer. - [Scholastic...
There is considerable agitation at the University of Pennsylvania in regard to the extensive cribbing during examinations. The last Magazine remarks, with every indication of a great intellect, that espionage during examinations is undoubtedly a bad thing in itself, but seems to be the effect and not the cause of this cheating...
...cent of the highest grade use tobacco, 48 per cent of the second, 70 per cent of the third, and 85 per cent of the fourth. The majority of the students at Cornell have, it is said, resolved to give up smoking on the ground of its bad effect upon the health and capacity for study...
...senior class photograph group is out. The likenesses are generally said to be bad...