Word: lost
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...class has been so much divided by the "unpleasantness " arising from this year's elections, that even the usual amount of class-feeling does not exist; accordingly less interest than ever before will be taken in any class work, and an undue proportion of "lives" must inevitably be lost. The plan suggested by our correspondent of having a class-book edited by the Secretary and not by the class at large would have worked much more satisfactorily. We speak, however, from our fears and not at all from our hopes. It is extremely desirable that a class should have...
...most interesting feature of the day's sports. Mr. Wiley was very cool and collected. The contestants closed and did lively work, which called out repeated applause from the audience. The round was given to Mr. Bryant. In the next round Mr. Bryant appeared somewhat blowed, but never lost an opportunity for his cross-counter. After hard fighting on both sides, the round was given to Mr. Bryant, who was thus winner of the middle-weight prize...
...board who is able to translate French. The paper translates all the quotations from other languages which it uses; but a person who could tell what is meant when the Era, referring to a man who has left college, says, "the corps has lost a most genial confrere," would be an addition to the editorial staff...
...Jacobs's stroke lacks vigor, particularly on the catch. He drops his hands badly at the end of the recover, - a fault which leads to a serious trick of clipping, when rowing in the boat, - and sticks his right elbow out awkwardly. Schwartz's improvement is marked. Brigham has lost a week, from a slight sickness, and shows plainly the lack of coaching during that time. While Brigham has an admirable physique for an oarsman, he is awkward and a poor waterman, and needs more coaching than almost any of the other candidates. In the recover he starts forward...
...case we win the race with Yale" is the spirit of the prize-ring. There is a deep-seated feeling in the breasts of every one to see our crew row with a crew from Cornell and win the race. But self-respect is not to be lost even for the sake of hurting the yell of the Ithacan College. As long as challenges such as those sent to England and then to Yale and Harvard emanate from Cornell, she must expect to have her invitations refused. It has been suggested that we ought not to be seriously affronted, because...