Word: enough
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...start was not good, though not bad enough to justify calling the boats back. Weld was backing, and did not seem to hear the word...
...England the two societies have advanced far enough to have buildings of their own, which would not be possible for us at first; but the College might lend us Massachusetts, and we could change that from the barn it is at present to suitable rooms for the club. A clerk would be needed to sell coffee and cigars, who would also look after the reading-room and library, when the latter was obtained. Then the reading-room would be more inviting and orderly, and more reading would be done, while those who steal papers would be detected. As regards...
...conclude that a decision has been reached, and that he is to occupy that position permanently. If this is not the case, we beg to suggest that too much valuable time is taken in making the choice. Two months before the regatta is late enough to find our crew settled upon and hard at work, and where the strokeship lies between three or four men, it is not supremely difficult to make a choice. We are sorry to miss Mr. Taylor on the crew. As an oar, he is undoubtedly faulty, but his strength and endurance will...
Another point has not been noticed enough, that of the want of bathing opportunities. Of the students whose homes are at a distance, few enjoy the luxury, or rather necessity, of a bath without incurring the expense of going to a hotel. Matthews and Holyoke are the only buildings furnished with bath-rooms. Why would it not be feasible to put up such accommodations in the, for the most part, unused basements of Hollis, Stoughton, Holworthy, and Weld, as there are in the basement of Matthews? If this plan were carried out, it would, we think, do more...
...must be confessed the greater part of it was; but the jokes were better to hear than to read, and of course an audience, for the most part excited by Adam's ale, ice-cream, and the sight of two quart bottles of champagne, was not calm enough to be very discriminating. As a rule, the essays were by no means equal to the subjects, but, fortunately, many of them were unheard on account of the numerous witticisms which the members volunteered, and indeed a great part of the pleasure of the evening was due to these spontaneous jokes...