Word: manners
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...thorougly imbued with the spirit of "professionalism" would be capable of displaying, "has a very suspicious taint of gate-money influences about it." Now, we beg leave to state that the argument of increased gate receipts has never entered the discussion at all, except in the most casual manner, and moreover, when the question comes up for discussion it will hardly be taken into serious consideration...
...experience of the last two years seems to us to show that a change is desirable in the manner of deciding the day on which class races should be rowed. The differences of opinion on this point last year were settled, we believe, by a meeting of the captains of the crews. This year the executive committee of the boat club, with whom the official decision lies, settled the day of the race, but the meeting of the senior class has shown that one class, at least, has very decided objections to the date fixed by the committee. The committee...
President Chadbourne of the agricultural college, protests against the neglect of practical English branches in the higher institutions of learning. Dr. Chadbourne by no means undervalues the training which comes from Latin and Greek; but he firmly believes that much time can be and is wasted by the manner in which they are taught. He would have the instruction of our colleges touch practical life more closely, and so far as this the advocates of English and scientific education have found a lively champion. The doctor declares that most college students cannot write a plain hand, compose a creditable letter...
...possible: they row the races, they should have the say. However, out of courtesy, our present committee thought such a committee might be temporarily appointed, but not until there was something for them to confer about, that is not until the challenge had been accepted in the usual manner. And this is certainly reasonable, for why should a lot of men get together to discuss something about which there is no certainty, something which, indeed, may be a well founded supposition, yet which is none the less a supposition...
...provide anything more and that therefore there was nothing for us. One very small lot of provisions had been sent up in the interval, which failed to satisfy the wants of more than two or three men, while the desires of the much larger number remained unsatisfied. In this manner a considerable number of men who came in at the end of the hour were deprived of their breakfasts. This was certainly an outrageous proceeding on the part of the steward, and savors of an impudence unparalleled save by some of his own previous performances. He should certainly be compelled...