Word: low
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Low murmuring and scuffling may be a significant, but it is hardly a dignified, manner of expressing impatience, even if half of the class is totally unable to hear a word of what the lecturer is saying. Banging of note books on the benches and heavy stamping of feet may be indicative of the extreme disgust which inspires the class when the instructor threatens wholesale distribution of E's, but it is not gentlemanly and polite conduct which would be naturally expected from upper classmen...
...LAPPIN, 97 Mt. Auburn street.WANTED.- A roommate in one of the best rooms in the College Yard. Price low. Present occupant's last year. Address, Robert Crecy, Law School...
When the marks for the first preliminary brief were given out it was found that a large number of men had received grade E. On further investigation it has turned out that a very large proportion of these low marks were given to men whose papers were corrected by one particular instructor in the course. This gentleman has announced to the members of his division, that over half the students would fail in the course unless their work improved. From this I infer that he gave E to over half the papers which he corrected, which by the way, were...
Richardson, at left end, played on the Hopkinson team for three years, and plays a steady game. He is likely to get drawn in on round the end plays, but tackles hard and low...
Sargent, at right tackle, does not get low enough and is often put completely out of the play. He is better on the offensive than on the defensive...