Word: brace
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...harassing catch-question method (although the Crimson exclaims against even that) but the instructor is going too far when he makes the classroom the place for such childish remarks and attempts at reproof which have been so common lately in the section in question. Let us then have a brace all around. Fellows, love your instructor. Instructor, we pray you, do not worry your pupils...
Columbia promises to take a great "brace" in foot-ball next year...
...play was again begun, and Harvard attempted to brace, but their tends were lamed and nervous from the repeated fouling of the Yale rush line, and they fumbled the ball several times, giving two touchdowns to Yale through Beck and Farwell, from which one goal was kicked by Richards. The ball was brought out and kicking by Keith and Mason carried the ball up the field. Appleton and Kendall did good tackling, while Cabot and Morison gained considerable ground by their rushing. Adams, the substitute, did his work almost perfectly and made a great success of this his first appearance...
...seems destined to break the old tradition that "even" classes are not usually as prominent in college enterprises and athletics as the "odd" ones. '84 has already done much towards that end, while it must be said '85 has done little to counteract this result. Either '85 must "brace," or, when '83 has graduated, all honors will rest with...
...Freshman Foot-Ball Team is having the usual round of misfortunes which has seemed unavoidably attendant on these organizations. But we hope '86 will not imitate her predecessors and give up in discouragement at the loss of her valuable men, but that she will make a grand brace this week and send her very best team to New Haven Saturday. Up to this time the freshman team has worked hard and effectively under very good management, so that a short time ago their friends entertained the greatest hopes of final success. The loss of several of their best men ought...