Word: maximum
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...event which is doubtless well remembered by most of the men in college. On the western section of Holmes, which was covered with a coarse growth of grass and possessed a delightfully undulatory surface, exciting games of ball were played by those who were at a maximum in their amateurity, being men chosen from club tables or college societies. A few grasson dirt, or dirto-grass tennis courts were here and there on the field, and when in use actually swarmed with a few tennis players on the one hand and countless muckers on the other. Such briefly...
...institution worthy of the attention of college men, from the very fact that each year sees a number of them enter the dramatic lists. The more college men go upon the stage, the higher will dramatic representations rise, because study will bring the action nearer to its maximum perfection, conversely, also, the higher the art, the more college students will seek the profession...
...steward is thus placed in a delicate position of being obliged to keep the board at $4.00, and at the same time to keep it satisfactory enough to keep the hall full. The success of the Hall depends on the maximum number of members. During the last term, the calculation of the price of board was fixed at $4.00, and the directors were unwilling to make any changes in the bill of fare which should make it exceed...
...good prices that most of the tutors get, show well how great is the demand for their services. The tutor of maximum ability is, in a way, in the position of a monopolist, and can get his own prices. A man comes to him and cries; "Oh, Mr. Snodkins, tutor me and get me through,-get me through, remember,"-and I will pay you almost any sum. This is the wail of the sinking student. It may be, he is going down for the third time. His tutor reached down his arms and, we will at least hope, rescues...
Professor Nichols called H6 06 S "straight" suplhuric acid, because it contains the maximum amount of water. Isn't that rather contrary to colloquial usage? -[Tech...