Word: courteousness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...team was treated in a most courteous manner by the Dedham Club. The individual scores of its members are as follows...
...Princetonian of the 17th appeared a satirical and ill-natured article entitled "An additional endowment for Harvard." We are happy to say that it was at once disclaimed by the Princetonian board in a telegram and a most courteous letter to THE CRIMSON. We can assure the Princetonian that we should be as unwilling as they to see any rupture in the traditional friendship and that we accept their explanation as finally and entirely satisfactory...
...three days in the "jug." Having explained the working of the capstan, he conducted us to the rear of the boat, where parallel bars, etc., have been erected. The men exercise there during the evening, often having interesting sparring and wrestling matches for their amusement. As we bade our courteous guide farewell on the upper deck, we noticed the purser with a green parrot - the ship's pet - seated on his wrist and swearing volubly, - the last words we heard upon the "Wabash." We descended into the scow, which was waiting, the windlass turned, and we were once more...
...wish that all college journals could practice a like courtesy. Sensationalism, the great enricher of reporters nowadays, starts on their evil missions almost no end of exaggerated and wholly false statements, and these statements somehow find their way into almost every paper in the country. It is at least courteous that those who have so eagerly published elaborate reports, should be as eager to publish denials of them, especially if undenied, they are likely to do injury. Such courtesy as this, however, unfortunately is far from being common, and because so uncommon is always highly appreciated...
Princeton and Yale both cordially welcome Harvard back again into the foot-ball league. The Princetonian and News express almost as much satisfaction with the recent action of our faculty as characterizes the most jubilant Harvardian. These courteous greetings are expressive of a generous rivalry that speaks well for the contest next fall...