Word: happen
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...disposal. But it ought to be our care that not a single instance of behavior should occur in our midst to act as an exception to the rule which should need no proving: that courtesy no less than intelligence is a part of our acquirement. That such incidents ever happen we should, attribute, not to meanness of spirit, but, rather to the carelessness of youth and to the very young man's desire soon to be considered mature, serious or buried in thought. It is his belief that, since it would be weak for him to make the first advance...
...more severe, and this too when the men engaged are physically sound, and in good condition. Think for a moment of the risk to a man who is perhaps not in the best of condition, or who has perhaps some slight physical imperfection. This should not be allowed to happen you will say, and should not be considered. It has happened, however, more than once. It is a very difficult matter to prepare a crew so that all the men in it are in the best condition, because while it is very necessary...
...negligence in not having done so is unpardonable. The fact that the same trouble occurred about two weeks ago might be taken as sufficient reason for us to have been on our guard; but the fact is that one would hardly expect a thing like that to happen twice. Once is enough for one steward. The directors are of course not in any way to blame for they cannot be expected to supervise the cooking. I am sorry to make trouble for them, but we have a right not to be poisoned. UNDERGRADUATE...
...second inning was due to Clarke's wild throw and Fincke's fumble of an easy grounder. In the seventh inning Fincke missed two thrown balls and Clarke one, allowing two runs to be scored. Loughlin's and Coolidge's errors were equally inexcusable, but did not happen to result in runs. The nine made more hits than in any previous game this year, but this was largely due to the weakness of the opposing pitcher...