Word: hearsay
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...that when writers give us such detailed information as to the character and clientele of these resorts as Mr. La Farge has done, they tell us how they got it. I should be most reluctant to believe that Mr. La Farge's serious and enlightening criticism was based on hearsay...
...investigator who is studying this question for the Outlook has at least done more than others, who have attempted to examine the same problem, by reverting to the original courses of information to secure material for his thesis. Generally, it is no exaggeration to say, the investigators accept hearsay evidence or base their statements on the actions of a few students seen sowing their wild oats in the unfertile fields of artificial light and too much dampness. However, this worthy investigator forsakes all systems of espionage and asks the members of the Senior classes of several prominent institutions for their...
...years and aware of the fact that a victory over Yale will give it a clear title to the championship. The Yale authorities realize this and are putting unusual emphasis on the preparations for Princeton. Yet no matter how good or how bad Princeton elevens happen to be by hearsay, there is each year the usual high grade football to be seen at the Yale-Princeton game. So far fortune has favored the New Jersey team, against Harvard and especially against Dartmouth, where an acknowledged fluke gave Princeton the victory over what was seen to be the better team. Princeton...