Word: justness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Just in, a shipment of books containing many new works of reference, published for students history by Putnam's sons.
"The principle is an excellent one that the young man should labor to strengthen his weak points rather than to develop indefinitely his stronger ones. We do not know that it is desirable that young men should aspire to be 'record breakers' in particular sports. It seems to us better...
"The Yale foot-ball team is just now in desperate straits, and if it wins either the Harvard or Princeton games it will surpass the expectations of its supporters. The injury to Captain Beecher, coming as it does alomst on the eve of the contest with the men from Jersey...
Now, it seems to me that this is by no means one of the least reasons of Yale's success in foot-ball. The men become thoroughly accustomed to their positions, learn to work well together, and know just how much confidence to place in each other. The result is...
The writer then mentions at length the social life of the students in the towns, there being very little opportunity for good society save in the families of the professors. "I must not omit one important social factor. Seven miles distant, across the valley, in Northampton, is Smith College, one...