Word: knowing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...boat, the machine-like action stops, the boat glides up to the float, out come the oars, and eight hearty-looking fellows after them, - fellows full of life and spirits, health and strength, who have taken an hour from their studies because they enjoy the exercise, because they know it does them good, and because they know that when they sit down to their books again, they will study with redoubled vigor...
What do they care what they are thought of? They know they are building up good strong constitutions that will stand by them in after life, and they don't know what a headache or a weak stomach is. Some of them have pulled victorious oars for the honor of the old University; and they all mean to, if they are so lucky as to get a chance...
...will be as pleased as I was to know that "all studies will be elective." I was contemplating a study of the modern languages, when I was informed that Italian and Spanish were not included in the "scheme." My father suggests that I had better pursue one of the natural sciences, but, as I was conditioned in Nat. Hist. 3, I object to awakening unpleasant memories. Fancying that I would have a soft thing on geology while at sea, I thought of taking that, but I have given it up, for they tell me one of the Yale professors lectures...
...doubt; but I think the advantage of having the games played where the students can see them should overrule the lesser consideration that the farther field is slightly more level. If I thought that I was the only discontented one I should hold my peace, but I happen to know that I speak the sentiments of many...
...they were assigned; and in this way many of the contestants have had their work assayed in a much juster manner than would be possible in the contestants' own colleges. But the public have not yet been able to discover just how much an intercollegiate award means; for to know that a student from one college surpassed the students from several other colleges is very indefinite information. Why cannot the association publish its examination papers, and in this way furnish some data from which the value of its awards may be inferred...