Word: extent
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...brilliant future; and yet he was always known for his steadfastness of purpose, - a quality to which he owed much of his success in life. He was one of the most, but not the most brilliant writer in his class; and his extreme fondness for oratory foreshadowed to some extent his future career. Yet, on the whole, there are many men in college to-day whose success, as far as one can tell, is far more assured than was Sumner's during his college life...
...namely, Athletics. The question is frequently asked, "Why do the English university men excel the American students in everything relating to Athletics?" And quite as often the answer is given, "Because they are a hardier race and live in a better climate." This reply is true to a certain extent; they are a hardier race beyond a doubt; but, on the other hand, no Englishman would think of sitting down in a room full of smoke and lounging away the whole afternoon, simply because a little drizzling rain happens to be falling. Their climate is not subject to extremes...
...print below a list of the Electives for next year, with the number of students in each, and the classes to which they belong. The list, of course, is accurate only to a certain extent, but will give an idea of the comparative popularity of the courses...
...students carry canes into recitations, and drop them on the floor to such an extent that caneracks are much needed...
...race in which they are to play or row. This rule is based on what experience has shown to be a fact, viz. that when men bet on themselves, the additional excitement and nervousness interfere with their work; and in proportion to the amount of the bet is the extent of this interference. The more important the match, and the more exciting it is in itself, the more strictly is this rule to be enforced. Both the Nine and the Crew are soon to take part in the most important college contests of the year; and in no year...