Word: badness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...changes in them will take place here. It may be as well to make a few dogmatic statements concerning them. It has been shown beyond question by the experience of the great military schools in Germany, where supervision is perfect, that the early use of tobacco is altogether bad, though it has far less influence in some than in others. In regard to alcohol, German testimony is more conflicting; and beer is still given in the military schools, but there is little doubt that its effect is injurious rather than other wise. Before middle life, at any rate, it should...
...forming large circles of acquaintances; men tend to collect into small groups and there by to live narrow lives destroying the great democratic spirit which ought to exist. It keeps what is good in men where its influence cannot be felt and makes it impossible to approach what is bad. He urged men not to allow themselves to get bound by any narrow set of laws, but to try to make their lives felt in as wide a circle as possible. Moreover, he said that one of the ways to do this was by attending to the religious services which...
...yards and then Fearing ran around the end and gained fifteen yards more. But on the next four downs Harvard failed to gain, and the ball went to Yale. Hamlin ran well again and Yale was given five yards more for off-side play. But at this point a bad pass lost Yale fifteen yards, and immediately afterwards Harvard secured the ball on four downs. After the ball had been worked near to Yale's goal line Tratford made an unsuccessful try for a goal from the field. Loose work by both teams followed putting the ball in play...
...stationery department has in stock the best blank books that the Society has yet succeeded in getting made. The covers are unusually substantial and the paper clear and strong. The atmospheric ink-stand patented a few years ago has bad but a limited sale on account of its expense: its advantages have been obvious from the start. Recently the makers have reduced the regular price and the Society bought largely to secure the maximum discount...
...tackle, Cash, but Dean broke through and stopped him. On the third down Ames kicked, and on Trafford's fumble Princeton kept the play. Black rushed up against Cranston to no effect and the ball was given to Ames to kick again. Trafford returned it, but although Channing fumbled badly, Janeway fell on the leather and kept the play for Princeton. Black rushed a little way, but neither Cowan or Channing gained materially and the ball went to Harvard. Saxe and Lee were tackled where the stood, in their turn, and the ball went to Princeton. Poe tried running himself...