Word: likely
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...attempting to criticize the plans for a dual league, have shown that they wholly misunderstand the nature of such a league. All these critics have seemed to conclude that if Harvard and Yale formed a dual league they would straightway refuse to compete with any other colleges. We should like to say once for all that Harvard men have no such conception of a dual league. We cannot speak for Yale, but unless we are greatly mistaken, she will unite with Harvard in protesting that neither college, in the event of a dual league, has any idea of shutting down...
...have shown in past years. The sort of thing which we object to is to have a man enter an event to oblige a friend and make the number of entries just large enough to keep the event from being thrown out altogether. The friend wins a prize very likely, and then enters another event to return the obligation to the first kind friend. Contests like these are worth absolutely nothing, and we much rather see the classes abandon the games altogether than carry them on in this spirit...
...Lezott sent a long fly to centre which looked safe, but Hallowell caught it prettily and the side was out. For Harvard, Bates reached third on a base on balls, a wild pitch and Soule's sacrifice. Hallowell also got his base on balls and stole second. It looked like a run, but Hovey flied out, Trafford struck out, and Bates and Hallowell were left...
Together with the rapid growth of the college in late years has come the need of more opportunity for instruction. Owing to the lack of suitable rooms and other causes the faculty has found itself much cramped in its work. The faculty decided, therefore, something like a year ago, to furnish the extra instruction which has been needed; and to that end, voted to establish a new group of studies in the list: in other words, to put in another hour of recitations. This new hour will begin next fall; it must somehow be squeezed into our already crowded...
...Farmers' Alliance is a class party and therefore should not be encouraged; Public Opinion IX, 386, 408, X, 610.- [a] It creates antagonism between the classes and injures all, e. g. Granger movement of 1873.- [b] It must prove transitory like the Know-nothing and Greenback parties; Public Opinion IX, 216, 241, X, 217, 321, 610-1, Nation...