Word: crushes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...welfare of our country as liberty and equality are. Whereas the United States is a country which has grown up in simplicity, at present things have been changed a good deal and dishonesty of all kinds has slowly but surely crept in. To counteract this dishonesty and to crush it, is one of the greatest duties of the present generation...
...requested to buy their admission tickets for the Yale game on Saturday at Leavitt and Peirce's in order to avoid a crush at ticket office...
...rushes with the incoming class of '92. The question of giving up the custom of cane rushing has been brought up by a number of classes, but without result, and Ninety-one thought that on account of its large numbers and athletic success it was strong enough to crush out the custom. In regard to this action, President Seeley said: "You may express in whatever way you wish my unqualified approval of it. There has never been such a hopeful prospect for the entire overthrow of rushing, and I trust it will succeed." Dr. Hitchcock believes the decision would...
...sense of honor that they not only show the greatest disrespect to their instructors, not only waste their time and utterly loose sight of the prime object of a man's entering college, but also become exceedingly obnoxious to a large majority of the class. The only way to crush out this disgraceful disposition on the part of a few is for public opinion to make it so hot for them that they will either keep away entirely or be constrained to act decently and respectfully when they do appear in the class-room...
...crush of vehicles at the one narrow exit of the Polo Grounds at the close of the game was something fearful. Many small accidents occurred which would have been much more serious but for the presence of detachments of mounted police...