Word: less
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...college student should be required to be so much less fickle than the rest of the world. The sum of the matter is this, that there are very few newly introduced amusements that last in any community, whether it be a college or a city; and the college is justly liable to change its tastes more frequently than the city, because of the fact that one quarter of its members change every year. Men are surprised because there were only twenty-eight entries this year to the Athletic Sports compared with sixty-three, which was the number last fall...
...shall be a race. The running high-jump was, therefore, called instead, and Messrs. E. C. Hall, '76, and H. G. Danforth, '77, appeared in answer to the sound of the bell. The cup was won by Mr. Hall, who jumped 4 ft. 10 in., which was three inches less than the jump of last fall...
...following advertisement from the same paper may prove refreshing to those who have now to grind under circumstances less favorable than those it mentions...
After all, though, ostracism is not very practicable at present; and I have in mind a much less troublesome system of getting rid of disagreeable people, which I am not rich enough to put into practice. At the same time some of my readers may be able and willing to do so. The plan is very simple. All you need is a large house, a steep staircase, and a pair of hobnailed shoes. The house is a sort of decoy. You invite the man that you don't like to dine with you, or inveigle him into your power...
...himself exceptionally kind and considerate in his relations to the students, as well within the recitation-room as without it, were welcomed by many as a sign that some members of the Faculty, at any rate, while desiring to raise the standard of scholarship, and to treat the students less like school-boys than has formerly been the case, desire also to improve the relations which exist between students and professors, and to increase the feelings of confidence which each body should have in the other. The request in regard to proctors was apparently not granted, the Faculty thereby signifying...