Word: brighter
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...course attain a higher rank but he must stay in the same division with the dull boy. In consequence under this compulsory system the dull boy lowers the age of matriculation of the whole class. These new changes will reward the work of all with due promotion and the brighter boys will not be chained down and made to wait for the rest...
This year the prospects of a successful western trip are brighter than ever: the makeup of the clubs is especially excellent, and the itinerary is good. The college will regret that the clubs cannot give a performance in New York, but the shortness of the time at their disposal makes this impossible. It is understood that the Glee Club will sing more of the o d songs this year than for several years past. This is a step which the club has been gradually coming to, and one which will meet with the universal approval not only of the undergraduates...
Last year the cricket eleven was very successful, easily defeating Yale by a score of 42-27, and the prospects are even brighter this year. At present the team has no suitable grounds, but in the spring they will have either properly constructed grounds on the Soldiers' Field or on Holmes Field. Whitehouse, the Canadian who coached the eleven last year will not be here another season, and as yet no steps have been taken to secure another coach...
...College Kodaks," the second and fourth are the best, the former being the brighter of the two. It would have been better, perhaps, for mother Advocate's reputation as a teller of stories had she omitted the fifth Kodak, - a Travers story that has been for some of us coeval with Mother Goose...
...trial of voices for the 'Varsity Glee Club tonight should call out a large number of candidates. The Glee Club begins a new year with brighter prospects than it has ever had before. In former years there has been a drawback arising from a very possible refusal on the part of the faculty to allow the club to take a Western trip during the holidays. Consequently the club has occasionally been a trifle subject to the demoralization and lack of interest which are inevitable when there is no clearly defined purpose before the members. We do not mean...