Word: less
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...time has been almost entirely devoted to mathematics and the classics, have little option in the matter. To cram up successfully, the text of the works must be gone over in some form. In mathematics the propositions of geometry and the problems of algebra are reviewed with more or less care, according to the natural taste of the student for the subjects. Some men, good in every other branch, make wretched work of mathematics, and only gain a semi-mastery of the principles by hours of study. These men have a hard time during the cramming period, and, what...
...objection to a possible abuse of the elective system and not to the system itself. As students realize more and more fully the true meaning of a free choice of studies, and give more and more thought to their selections, the evils resulting from an inconsistent combination will grow less and less. A study of the records of the college for the last few years will convince any candid reader that this thoughtless union of irrationally connected subjects is fast becoming a very unimportant exception to the general rule...
...reading of the lines, the ear was very seldom shocked by that false emphasis which is the bane of our stage-that ignoring of substantives and verbs, and throwing the main stress of the voice upon the minor parts of speech, Upon the whole, the reading was less constantly declamatory than we had expected and feared. Now and then a line, especially if it had a pathetic or humerous purport, would come out in quite a human way. The most striking general failing was a tendency to make too many pauses in a sentence, as if the young speakers felt...
...bicycle race last Saturday, Mr. Dean rode his trial heat in a mmute less than Hamilton rode his. He also rode a light roadster, while his competitors rode racers. Considering these facts, his performance was very creditable...
...good conception of his part, and a ready and well marked adaptation of action and speech to his ideal. His clearness of tone and ease of forcible utterance are to be especially commended. These two last qualities were apparent in the vocalization of Messrs. Winter, Cummings, and in a less dedegree in that of Messrs. Hansen and Goodale. A labored effort was perceptible in the voices of many actors, but the earnestness apparent in both speech and action greatly palliates this otherwise inexcusable fault...