Word: manner
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...college laws in those days were very severe in regard to the use of tobacco. No student could use it "unless permitted by the president with the consent of parents or guardians, and on good reasons first given by a physician, and then in a sober and private manner." What a deal of pleasure the students of that day must have lost, deprived as they were of unlimited "smokes." The origin of class day can be traced back to the fondness of those early students for plum cake. Very soon in the history of the college, the students gave...
...regret to hear that the freshman class is acting in such an unpatriotic manner with regard to the team that is to represent them to day. It is evident that the members of '91 are novices in college life customs, or they would realize the mistake they are making. They can have no idea of the stimulating effect of enthusiastic cheering, or they would certainly go to New Haven and support their team. If the freshmen eleven is beaten, it will be a bitter lesson to the class, and all the more bitter because the blame will lie with them...
...Tompkins, '84, one of the best rushers Yale ever had, has left his home in New York State and is coaching the Yale eleven. He says their gravest faults are the careless manner in which they fall on the ball and their inability to hold the ball when rushing with...
...Lockwood and McLeod made good rushes for '90, and Faulkner and Leavitt tackled well. The freshmen received the lion's share of applause, for at the close of the game they not only were cheered by the victors but also cheered for themselves in a self-satisfied manner. Slocum, '90, refereed the game in a very satisfactory manner...
...overture to Euryanthe was rather burried, and at times carelessly played. The redeeming feature was the manner in which the united strings rendered the passage near the end. This was exquisite...