Word: dull
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...taken aboard the "King Philip." Here a third meal awaited them, which was followed by some impromptu singing and a few speeches on the part of the Information Committee; but before the rest of the carefully prepared programme could be run off the steamer struck the wharf with a dull thud and the field day was over...
...crews could be trained with the view of rowing a waiting race, the four-mile contest would usually not seriously increase the strain and exhaustion. By a waiting race not such dilatory tactics, of course, are indicated as often render the beginning of bicycle and foot races tame, dull, and almost ridiculous; but that due preliminary husbanding of reserve force which leaves a reserve to be drawn upon for later spurts. As a matter of fact, however, one crew or another is likely to start at top speed, particularly when several are in the race, and therefore the crews must...
...favor of "The True Story of Sampson," which is undeniably funny, if rather long-winded; and of a caricature sketch, by far the best thing of its kind that has come out for a long time. The editorials are prosy and excited no false hopes. A great deal of dull poetry, together with the approach of the Yale game, accounts for the dearth of short jokes and stories. Of the illustrations, only the cover, "Back Numbers," and the already mentioned caricature are noteworthy...
...should not be taught merely as a dry means to some future achievement. By applying this idea to other branches of learning, the technique of the various arts and sciences could be acquired almost incidentally, without the undue emphasis which it now receives. The long years wasted over dull statistics could be used for the acquisition of vital knowledge, in which the student could see his own ideals and follow them unconsciously. Education should develop a pupil's ability as well as his knowledge; and this result can never be obtained until effort is made to furnish him with...
...note that Bishop Brooks was disappointing to one who heard him for the first time. This dissatisfaction was due to the vagueness of what he said and the rapidity with which he talked. "When I am interesting," he said once, "I am vague, when I am definite, I am dull." When he came into the University the cry went up that the pulpit had lost its power. He quietly took his book, and convincingly proved that the pulpit would henceforth be a power. He was a prophet of idealism in the midst of a wave of materialism. At a time...