Word: ill
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Senator Ferry is critically ill in Washington...
...very important game was played between Columbia and Harvard on the Polo Grounds, New York. This game is notable for being, as is claimed, the first game of lacrosse ever played between college teams in New York, and more interesting as being the first appearance of the ill-fated Columbia team. The New York Telegram says: "The game was well contested, but the Harvards were too much for the Columbia boys." The New York World calls it "a series of well contested games, in which Harvard teaches Columbia a lesson." The score was 4 goals to 0. The Harvard team...
...believe that even some of the sons of the college, at a recent meeting at Cleveland, improved the occasion to attack his doctrines. Those who were guilty of this exhibition of disloyalty and bad taste smply showed that they had lost their heads. But perhaps when they made their ill-timed comments they were not aware that Gen. Garfield once said that Prof. Perry had done more than any other man in America to bring out the truth in political economy, or that he expressed marked gratification that there had been such a demand for Prof. Perry's books...
...directors of Memorial in taking away our coffee at dinner, perhaps a little discussion of the expense of the hall would not be amiss. The reason the directors gave for taking away our soothing mocha was that it was too expensive. But I fear that they have but an ill appreciation of economy. While we cannot have our cup of coffee, since it would incur the enormous cost of seven cents per week, still some favored gentlemen have the privilege of a private room, which entails the extra expense of gas, keeping the room clean, etc. Since, by personal observation...
...should not happen to feel at his best on the day of an examination, even though he is not actually ill, he can not do himself justice. This objection has been met in part by many instructors who give hour examinations in their courses. As but three of these can be given in a year the same objections apply in a smaller degree to them...