Word: growed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...went to sleep in a German recitation recently, and another amused himself by rolling a marble down the floor to the instructor's desk. These incidents, however, we are glad to hear are not participated in by more than a few, who will probably learn better as they grow older...
...year examinations is wasted, for in the two weeks before the beginning of the semi-annuals the crews make but little progress, which is entirely lost in the hurry and excitement of the examinations. Furthermore, too long a period on the rowing weights is apt to grow irksome to men accustomed to rowing on the water. As the river seldom opens before the second week in March, four weeks on the rowing weights would be obtained by commencing immediately after the close of the examinations. This would give all the preparation necessary, as the weights are at best...
...barriers between the sexes. The uses of co-education are not all clear. I can suppose that the young men in an institution where co-education prevailed would be benefited by the constant association with the other sex; that their manners would be refined, and that they would early grow out of their boyish roughness. But I cannot imagine equal benefit to the girls. I suspect no danger in co-education to the character of the students; it merely seems to me an experiment without necessity. We know that if girl students attend faithfully to their duties at their...
Hamilton Park presents a lively scene. Among the sports which we have been accustomed to see there, we notice the presence of a new one in lacrosse. It is hoped that since that has been made a university matter it may continue to grow in popularity. Our team, though defeated in the two matches with Princeton, should find much encouragement in the closeness of the games. Victory can come only after long practice and experience. We hope for better success in the near future...
...true and accurate these prophecies are, all who have ridden a bicycle for any length of time, who have experienced the exhilaration of whirling rapidly along in a manner which seems contrary to the laws of nature discovered by Newton, and who have felt their muscles grow firmer, their lungs stronger, and their nerves more steady by its use, can easily judge. In fact, most physicians who have raised the strongest objections to the bicycle are the very ones who have the least practical knowledge of the machine. In England, where the bicycle has been gaining rapidly in popularity since...