Word: deal
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Cambridge Press would perhaps do well to restrict its Harvard correspondent to sign-boards and other similar subjects that give a fair field for the exercise of his somewhat lively imagination; for his attempts to deal with facts are remarkable for brilliancy rather than accuracy, that is, if we can judge from the way in which he speaks of the "electric" system, and from the following Junior forensic subject, as given in the Press, - "Is the popular estimate of Micawber as the ideal historian erroneous...
...should not the Freshmen have a Glee Club? I am a Freshman, and I take a great deal of pride in my class. I do not see why '81 should not be as much of a class as '79, and '79 had a Freshman Glee Club...
...asks questions. Why does he do it? It is not for information surely, for he asks questions when he already knows their answers. I think it must be because he wants to give the instructor opportunities to enlighten the rest of us. I know the fellow knows a good deal, for, when we were reading the other day about Hannibal's blasting rocks with fire and vinegar, he asked why he did not use nitro-glycerine...
...seemed to realize that they had to work, and some fine plays were made on both sides; Princeton, however, determined to keep her advantage, carried the ball behind the line whenever it came near their goal. A good deal of valuable time was thus consumed unprofitably for both sides. Cushing, M. S., now secured a touch-down, but when Captain Cushing attempted to punt the ball out, it was carried by the wind into Princeton's hands. Shortly after, time was called, and the game was Princeton's by one goal, to two touch-downs for Harvard...
...Harvards, and the advantage seemed to be greatly in their favor. First, Blanchard made a goal from a drop-kick out in the field. Bacon quickly followed this up by a touch-down. From this a goal was successfully kicked by Cushing. After some fine running, and a good deal of scrambling, Blanchard got the ball, and he made the third and last goal by a splendid drop-kick. Soon afterwards a touch-down was made by Bacon. Of the Tufts men Eaton, Fuller, and Perry played especially well. The feature of the game, however, was the running and dodging...