Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Aside from these there are the candidates for the battery, under the supervision of Keefe. Their training is distinct from that of the other candidates, and consists simply in pitching and catching. There is no practice in batting in the cage for any of the men. Attention to this will be given when the out-door work begins. The candidates for pitcher are Walton M. S, Spalding '92, Howe '93, Winsor '93, Wiggin '93, Highlands '94; for catcher, Cobb D. S., Upton '93, Corbett '93, Cabot '94, Clark...
...closing argument for Yale was made by W. P. Aiken, who spoke on other inducements. There is a distinct retrogogation in the Republican party, and the reason of that is the danger of prosperity. The Republican party has waxed strong on favoritism and has corrupted its leaders. The legislation of the last few Republican Congresses has gone beyond just bounds. It can be overcome only by strong opposition. The last Democratic administration did more to bind the party together than all those preceding. The great generals of the Republican party have passed any and the camp followers have come...
...National regulation is not needed. - (a) The remedy is too wide: Forum IX: 709. - (b) Fraudulent elections are confined only to a distinct section, while the bill would be general. - (c)The present law would be sufficient if enforced: Revised Statutes...
While in college Mr. Fullerton showed distinct promise as a writer and litterateur; and since graduation his work has more than fulfilled the expectations of his friends. For some time he was engaged in literary work on the London Times. His work was of the highest order and he has received marked recognition for it. In the past two years he has travelled extensively on the continent, keeping up meanwhile his literary work...
...Thomas Fiske, writing in the Columbia Spectator, says: "Two distinct types of the University may be noted - the metropolitan and the rural. Both exist in this country. Both exist abroad. Highly developed examples of the former may be seen at Berlin and Paris, and of the latter at Cambridge and Oxford. Generally speaking, the latter is characterized by a close relationship to the life of the student. It is said to stand in loco parentis. The university of the other type assumes no responsibility for the detail of the student's life. In both types, however, it is equally essential...