Word: behinds
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fear that this extra nine will not be good enough to give the 'Varsity sharp practice, and that "Harvard indifference" will cause a failure of candidates to appear for this nine. To this latter objection we can only instance the scrub games that have gone on for many years behind the hospital, where many really well-fought contests have daily taken place every spring between volunteer nines, among whom have appeared some very good players. Very many men like to play ball but are deterred from appearing as candidates for the 'Varsity for various reasons. From among these...
...tennis court has been laid out just behind the gymnasium...
...most of her gifts and making her defects as unnoticeable as possible, she subordinated the former to an exaggeration of the latter. Her husband had "struck oil" in Pennsylvania, and had then subsided into a submissive check-signer and reader of the daily papers, a mythical kind of power-behind-the-throne known as "Mrs. De Sorosis' husband...
Mlle. Rhea has captured the capital. "Washington society," says the Spirit of the Times, "has taken her up and made a pet of her. President Arthur attended her performance of 'Adrienne' - his first visit to the theatre since his inauguration - and went behind the scenes between the acts, so that Mlle. Rhea might be presented to him. 'I admire all of Washington very much,' she said in reply to a question. 'And all Washington admires you very much,' gallantly responded the President, who has not forgotten how to charm the fair sex as adroitly as he manages politicians...
...more lucrative position by one of the Western colleges, again brings up a question that is of the greatest importance for the future of the university. It is well known that Harvard is much embarrassed at present for money, and that every year we come out more and more behind. It is also well-known that many of our professors are underpaid. The result is that from time to time there are rumors floating about of some younger instructors being offered better salaries at other institutions. Of course the natural pride an instructor feels in being connected with such...