Word: judgments
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...poor work. Especially is this true in the examinations on languages. A man is given a piece to translate which he has only time to render into awkward and rough English, and which is therefore of no possible advantage to him as an exercise. Now if more care and judgment were used, all this might be avoided, and we should at least be spared the trouble of having to go over a paper at break-neck speed, in addition to enduring all that makes such an examination most undesirable...
...individual matter than to have the team suffer for the rowdyism of one player. For under a new code of this sort, no gentleman could be betrayed into conduct unworthy his name. We would not, however, favor an increased severity in the punishment for off-side play. In our judgment, a player should be warned three times before he can be disqualified for off-side play. There is such a thing in a game of foot-ball as legitimate deception, such as is required to play an off-side game, and in doing so, to evade the scrutiny of watchful...
Peabody caught and kicked very finely throughout the game, but the best playing on either side was done by Willard, whose judgment and accuracy were remarkable. His play was cool and steady throughout, and the fact that he did not miss a catch or a kick shows how close a game he played. For Yale Dennen played remark-ably well, but barring his work the blue was unquestionably out-played, for had it not been for their advantage in weight our sharp tackling and sure kicking must have added to our score. Our freshmen showed a lack of endurance toward...
...athletics will forbid the nine to hire a professional trainer for next year. We are very sorry for this. The reasons for pursuing this action in spite of the strong opposition of men whose minds are not swayed by college feeling and who are known for their sound judgment, do not seem to us clear or considerate of the best interests of the university. The committee state that they see no reason to change their opinions of last year, and that they are satisfied that their action was successful in so far as it went. We confess that...
...with him. However disagreeable the office of dean may have seemed to some at times, no one ever found fault with the occupant of the position, To hold such a position in a manner satisfactory to both faculty and students, is the hardest test to which a man's judgment and popularity...