Word: better
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...place of some of the Freshman Mathematics would be of far less value than their surmises as to how this or that caucus would probably vote. We may be thankful that a more rational plan has been adopted, and that the governors of the College are chosen by better qualified electors than the delegates to the General Court of Massachusetts...
...behavior is due to mere thoughtlessness, and I do not doubt that many a good fellow - in every sense of the word - has taken part in it. But I am sure that by such behavior a man gains neither in self-respect nor in caste, - for want of a better word; and if these societies make any overtures to you - as I cordially hope that they will not - I must beg of you to politely decline them. They can't help you, and they may hurt you; for membership involves a habit of constant prevarication, which is anything but salutary...
...such as those sent to England and then to Yale and Harvard emanate from Cornell, she must expect to have her invitations refused. It has been suggested that we ought not to be seriously affronted, because the challenge was not meant to imply any disrespect, and Cornell knew no better. To such an explanation as this we can only say that the sooner she learns more of what is due to etiquette the better it will be for every one. As for rowing with her in case we receive a more respectful challenge, that will have to be decided...
...College. Again, the prices which tutors ask are so high that none but the more wealthy students can afford to patronize them. There are such urgent reasons that the advice of the Visiting Committee be acted upon by the Faculty, that we earnestly hope that a change for the better will be seen next year...
...things; do not throw off your collar because you are warm, nor take off your collar because it has begun to melt. Such small points are too apt to be laughed at at Neophogen as over-refinements. Be careful, yet simple in your dress. A brass collar-button is better than a scarlet necktie. Do not lounge with the men at one end of the room, and never fail to go and talk with the girls when the President asks you. Your knowledge of the world will make you a favorite...