Word: faste
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that when a poor young man enters the university the contrast is more than ever painful to him. This is a matter which must be mostly governed by parents. If they permit their sons at college an undue allowance of money it is certain they will spend it as fast as it comes to hand, with no thought of the morrow, and probably with the fixing upon themselves of habits of extravagance which will be highly dangerous, should a change come to their fortunes after they have graduated. A youth at college should not be denied sufficient means...
...Sloane Laboratory is fast assuming definite proportions. It is a fine building and will add greatly to the appearance of the college...
...gentleman, and a very noble one, or he could not have written such a book as this. It is the best story of college life we have ever read - 'Tom Brown at Oxford' not excepted. A friend tells us that it does not fairly catch the spirit of the 'fast set' at Harvard. We presume it does not; but it has done better still - it has caught the spirit of true manliness, and will find an answering sympathy in more breasts than those of 'the fast set.' It is tender; it is joyous; it is beautiful; it is noble. Fresh...
...members, it is not incumbent here to touch upon. In justice, however, the association should know that the unexpectedly large membership necessitated the employment of additional service to such an extent that it was impossible to secure the best. The process of "weeding out" is taking place as fast as good waiters...
...Goodwin of Harvard are examples of half-mile runners who began at the spirinting distances. Fredericks and George, the great English amateurs, are long distance runners who have been successful at the half-mile. A second reason for choosing this distance is that it is very desirable to develop fast half-mile runners with a view to winning the inter-collegiate cup next spring. It is very doubtful whether we have any one who can beat Goodwin at either the half or quarter mile, but with very fast men in both these races we should be able to prevent...