Word: daring
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fact that, aside from the shells and barges belonging to the regular crews, there is not a boat obtainable in which a student who cannot swim, who has a large family dependent on him for support, and whose life is not insured pretty well up into the thousands, would dare trust himself upon the raging and muddy Charles. Here and there a respectable single shell or working boat may be seen, but inquiry only elicits the information that they are the property of men who have chosen to draw upon their own purses rather than forego altogether their accustomed rowing...
...dare hope for no such good fortune. The toiling editor may, for all time to come, so far as we can see, be likened to Issachar, of whom it is written, "Yea, but he shall be likened unto an ass bending beneath two burdens," -stop a minute; there is something in that quotation that seems hardly to apply to the point in question; let us say, for instance, porter instead of ass; then the scriptural words will suit our case exactly...
...other of the societies last year, but were not, and were now ashamed to vote for their suppression. An important point gained by the society men was in securing a vote by roll call, as many who in secret ballot would have voted for the resolution did not dare to do so openly. After a stormy discussion of two hours, through which the society men protracted it, thereby tiring their opponents, the resolution was defeated by only a very small majority. Of the non-secret society men only 20 voted against the resolution, thus showing that the sentiment...
...college paper originated with the Lampoon; and the laughing knight on his winged horse has long been a familiar object among the host of college exchanges. For many volumes this hardy pioneer was alone in this untried field, nor did it seem as if any other college would dare follow his lead. The papers continued to come out in their sober coats of black and white. A simple heading of large type, in most cases, followed by an unattractive and disorderly column of hatters' and clothiers' advertisements formed the sole ornament of the front page. Now much of this...
...Princetonian gives this comparison of college papers in the West and East. "In the West there is painful evidence of a fear of passing beyond the bounds, and uttering some sentiment which, really they feel they dare not express. In the literary productions can be seen the lack of general culture. Everything appears in the same stereotyped, orthodox form, indicating a narrow curriculum, which we can almost name in detail. In the personals and locals it is again apparent that, outside of the recitation room the college mind is fed on the most petty details. All this surely declaring...