Word: badness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...given some insight into the spirit which pervades the multifarious activities of the University. This is a season of advice; perhaps at no other period of life does advice flow so freely as in the first few days of college. Some of it is good, and much is bad or indifferent. But that which will be offered by enthusiastic-Poloniuses tonight is the beet obtainable. And every Freshman with a mind or a should should be on hand...
...chief minister, Lincoln was plunged into deeper difficulties by the Trent Affair, where Captain Wilks of the United States Navy boarded the British ship "Trent" and took off Mason and Slidell, Confederate commissioners to England. This inexcusable act aroused great enthusiasm in America, and Lincoln made his first bad mistake by giving in to public opinion and not immediately sending the commissioners to England. The final result of the affair was that England made a formal demand, which was complied with--a blow to American prestige. In spite of this and other minor errors, Lincoln managed to keep...
After Antietam followed another long series of defeats for the North. These were accounted for in part by Lincoln's bad judgment in picking his lieutenant's McClellan and Hooker demonstrated their inadequacy to the people long before the President realized it. Finally, Hooker's resignation gave Mead a chance, and with the battle of Gettysburg the North began to cheer up again. Grant also rose to power and fame though ill thought of at first through lack of success and his victories at Vicksburg and Chattannooga added glory to the Administration. Throughout the war the situation of the leaders...
...year started with excellent prospects. Graduation lost to the team two valuable men in Captain D. J. P. Wingate '14 and S. P. Clark '14, and their withdrawal left a bad hole to fill at the keystone position of th infield. However, there seemed to be abundant material with which to fill the emptied places, for last year's second and Freshman teams had developed a number of promising candidates. The outlook at early practice was very bright...
...seventh inning when the victors scored three runs, and continued their heavy hitting, counting five times in the eighth, until Shaughnessy was removed from the box and replaced by Kidder. Blair for Gore Hall pitched steady ball and only during one inning, the third, did he get into any bad holes. The members of the championship Gore Hall team will be given miniature silver baseballs for their consistent work. During the series Gore Hall won six and lost four games, while Standish and Smith Halls tied for second place with four victories and five defeats each...