Word: growling
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have purposely delayed writing this communication until the intense feeling of dissatisfaction over the recent game has had a chance to subside, in order that it might not look like a growl from the conquered. It has been my good fortune to see every Princeton-Yale game since 1877, and most of the Harvard games within the same period, and when I remember that, in that time, I have seen three games where, with fair umpiring, the score at least would have been different, it certainly does seem time for Princeton, in justice to herself, to demand some...
...make-up of the rush-line, but most of them, I think, recognized that this was due as much to our bad luck in having some of our best men laid up as to anything. We have perfect confidence in our 'Varsity captain; but it is far better to "growl" a little in our anxiety than to sail on in calm and sublime confidence simply because we beat Wesleyan 110 to 0. This confidence is nothing but an other phase of "Harvard indifference," or whatever the proper name...
According to the Yale News, which comes out with its weekly growl about foot-ball, Harvard has the best eleven ever put in the field by any college, while the miserable playing of the Yale team during the last two weeks, will shut Yale out from any chance of the pennant...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON.- Now that the examinations are over, and all is passed, except the marks, we should like to exercise our right to growl a little. In the lectures which Prof. Palmer gave in English 7, notice was given that the lecture devoted to Gay and Prior would not be required for the examination. In spite of this declaration, however, one of the required questions was upon these two authors, and another required question contained passages from these authors, which we were expected to recognize. It would seem, therefore, that "someone had blundered," or that our instructors expect...
...terrible. It does seem as if the faculty might have some regard for our physical welfare when they are torturing our heads with a three hour examination. More care is needed and until such care is taken I think it no more than right that we should have a growl...