Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...high pitch. The Hamilton paper I have alluded to before, prints a lurid editorial on the subject: "Wake up, ballers! Make Hamilton shine this year. Make ball playing red hot! . . . . Our practice here don't amount to shucks! We are lazy and self-conceited; and we had better not practice at all than practice as we do. . . .One and all, wake...
...marks" no longer do so, the presumption is that they do not work at all, or at least work much less than before, Now, when they worked harder they must, I think, have learned at least a little more than they do now by working less. It is better, then, that they should learn less than before merely because to gain good marks is not in itself a high object...
...Wanderings of Alexis," which have become more and more dramatic, come to a blood-curdling conclusion. In this, the last chapter, the outlines are very strongly drawn, but there is too little detail. The memory of the story is better than the reading for that reason. Next are some verses entitled "Valentine;" very sweet, though the subject is not of yesterday...
...Slumps. Fails to draw his hand past his sides. Careless of time. Hangs at times. Must pay better attention. Must keep arms straight...
...interest to the college at large to learn the method of training adopted by the Mott Haven team. The team as a whole has been doing good work during the past month, perhaps better than ever before. Every day, soon after four o'clock, the running and jumping squad begins exercise on the chest weights. This is followed by jumping, vaulting and light dumb-bell exercise. As a large development of muscle is not conducive to lightness and speed, none of the exercises are long continued. They are expected to give the men suppleness; and without strict training to prepare...