Word: hardness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...from Mr. Joseph Lee's letter to the Boston Herald, which has aroused so much comment recently. The last editorial is a little unfair in its anxiety to be candid. It says, speaking of the social standing of real students: "Little distinction is made between a man who studies hard and at the same time develops other sides of his life, and the man who does nothing but study. The same semiopprobrium attaches to each. Because a man does any work he apt to become 'non-fashionable' and there is generally an end to him." This may be true during...
...seconds, breaking the world's record in that event. His next trial at sprinting resulted in his breaking another best record by covering 250 yards in the remarkably quick time of 25 4-5 seconds. This record will probably stand for some years, and it will be hard to find any one to beat Mr. Sherrill's remarkable performance. G. R. Gray, of the New York Athletic Club broke many records at putting the shot during the summer, and at the Amateur Athletic meeting held in New York last Saturday, he succeeded in breaking the record for putting the twenty...
Although the expedition will afford much enjoyment to the members, yet a definite object is in view, and a certain amount of hard work must be done. The uncertainty in regard to the cost of transportation renders it impossible to state exactly the cost per man of the trip. It will, however, not exceed $400, and probably will be nearer $300. The State government will give guns, blankets and saddles to those who wish them, and the National government has given Professor Scott a letter which enables him to buy provisions at a reduced rate from any army post near...
...training have been formed at the gymnasium, for the benefit of those who are not trying for any particular team. Mr. Lathrop has charge of these classes, and the course of training he will give to the members is designed for their general improvement. The work will not be hard, but will be such that any man can do with profit. The advantage to be gained from light regular training is obviously so much greater than that to be gained from unsystematic exercise, however vigorous it may be when taken, that every one who can ought to take advantage...
...examining them. Again there is a practical difficulty which confronts us when we try to add the divorce law to our national constitution: this, that a three-fourths vote of the states is required to pass an amendment, and, since there are so many laws, it would be hard to obtain a satisfactory vote on any one of them...