Word: claimed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...discussion was based were whether our glee clubs are singing songs "immoral" or "impure" or "worthy of a low variety theatre," as for instance the 'Pope,' and in endeavoring to find which writer had said the other was "no gentleman." And while of course we deem it ridiculous to claim that the clubs of the various colleges are singing songs either "immoral" or "impure," still it is remarkable how few new songs are coming into general favor. Why is it that there are no new songs written as taking in their melodies as the old ones? Or rather...
...Trollope, after relating how for twelve years his annual income from literature averaged L4500 a year, and how in a little over twenty years he made L70,000 by his pen, goes on to describe the result as "comfortable but not splendid." Trollope's most ardent admirer would hardly claim for him the possession of great or original genius, but I should imagine that in the opinion of nine-tenths of the readers of his autobiography he takes first place among successful men of letters, looking to success from the pecuniary point of view, and considering the quality...
...Penn. that has invented this new way of becoming champion oarsmen, it is not so strange after all. The university has simply reached the climax of its boating policy, which policy has always been, first to say 'You can't whip me,' and after being whipped to claim that 'You ca' t do it again...
...last the university has become desperate and thinks to frighten American colleges into rowing with her by declaring that unless within sixty days her challenges are accepted she will claim the championship of America. By all means let her claim it if it will bring her any satisfaction, but if she expects that 'public opinion' will support her claim we fear she is doomed to bitter disappointment...
...beaten last spring, by Columbia, the only other prominent college which has an eight, at their own distance and at a time when the latter crew were only half in condition for their race with us. The result of the Harvard-Columbia race is well known. This refutes any claim to any previous superiority in eights to which Pennsylvania can lay claim. To the little of champion Harvard does not aspire, being contented with her annual races with Yale and Columbia. It is evident that Pennsylvania has no just claim to that honor. The Magazine takes no pains to refute...