Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...sympathize with all (that is, to be insincere) is a short and easy road to one kind of popularity. But to act and speak fearlessly, in accordance with conscience, and without regard to the opinion of others, brings something far better than such popularity, - the consciousness of having acted like a man. For, so acting, a man can never, unless he be misunderstood, lose the esteem, respect, and friendship of manly men. If misunderstood he still has the sanction of the voice within, - a sanction which to judicious men outweighs the opinion of a whole theatre of opponents...
...been attended by a retinue of unpaid bills. Dick, likewise, is as sad as twilight. He took a hand with Dan Cupid last summer, and won. Ah! you conceited fellow, you are thinking that Rose is not quite worthy of you, and that you might have done better, after all. But you must make her a present, ex officio. We sympathize - with Rose...
...haut ton there in honor of his arrival. He will have to talk poetry with his aunt, and Greek with the clergyman. But "neque tu choreas sperne, puer," and leave the clergyman to learn from mamma how hard you have studied; she will make out a much better case than yourself, we assure...
...wish to read; and I think this is sufficient proof that the Library fund is properly spent. Whatever desirable books are not there will certainly be bought on application, and I should advise your writer to carry his grievances to the Librarian, provided, that is, that he has better reasons for them than he gave in your last issue...
...Again, the record of the race with Yale is printed in crimson ink. If the victory of the crew calls for such notice, certainly the Hartford game deserves to be honored in the same way; but we are of the decided opinion that the page would have looked much better if it had been printed uniform with the rest of the book. While we have found some few things to criticise, we have found much to praise in the book; and it should be remembered that the Index supplies a real need here at college, and that nowhere else...