Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Excess of liabilities over assets...
...college to play one game with every other, and the one winning the greatest number of matches to be champion for the year, Yale and Harvard are to be excluded, because the advantage they possess in being able to pick their teams from a number of candidates greatly in excess of any of the other colleges, added to several years of experience, at present practically precludes the possibility of others competing with them, with any chance of success...
...ancient safeguards which stringent discipline was supposed to throw about the educational pathway of the young and rising generation," moralizes the Times. "The moral of college government is greatly relaxed, and our venerable eleemosynary and other institutions of learning are fast becoming the theatres of disorder and excess." This paper then makes the rather remarkable statement that "Harvard, Yale and others of our older colleges are compelled to rely upon the police and the courts to aid in maintaining order." It goes on to state that "the list of shocking disorders might be prolonged indefinitely, and its significance lies...
...predict an excess of prizes to any one class would be dangerous, but '85 will find itself rather scantily provided for as the case now stands, although one surprise at least is promised from that class. The running, which is a just source of pride to us, will be as fine as usual, if our anticipations are realized, and in the other sports there is great promise of an excellent exhibition. If that important but fickle factor, the weather, stand by us, we shall be treated, no doubt, to an assuring sight for our future athletics, and one which will...
...readily appreciate the liberties allowed us, in regard to attendance at recitations, when we read that at Cornell "only two cuts in drill may be made up this term. All cuts in excess of two will count against the standing at the end of the term...