Word: meanly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...study of much force. There is a startling vividness and originality of touch in the descriptions of the death-bed conversation of a woman "who deserted husband and child to follow a lover," and who acknowledged that it was almost divine to sin as she did, "not with a mean desire to cheat the devil or God, but freely anxious to have what she sinned for and not to repine." Certainly the theme is one which we seldom see elaborated...
...proportion to the order of the classes. This is only natural, as the older a class gets, the better the rowing material becomes known; the new men get more and more weeded out, and the places in the boat become more settled. This decreasing ratio does not by any means show a decrease of real enthusiasm nor does it mean that there is less chance for new men. It merely means that as compared with lower classes more of the new material has been thoroughly tried and sorted. Apart from the numbers of the candidates, the energetic way in which...
...repeated new strength must be developed. The training of the next three months will therefore be o+++ incalculable value to the Mott Haven team. Two big open meetings are already announced to be held in Boston within the next six weeks, so that training does not mean mere drudgery to the men; they have something immediate to work for. This should influence all old men to begin work at once. The captain of the team will doubtless call all candidates together early this week and map out a regular course of training. It is to be hoped that besides...
...divided up between the endowment of a hospital and a gift to Bowdoin College. It has been estimated that the hospital will receive $600,000, and Bowdoin's share will be fully $400,000. To such a college as Bowdoin, this bequest of $400,000 will mean a great deal...
...even in that case the element of dishonesty in the act is only less in degree than if they have been stolen. The books are placed in the library as common property. The removal of any of them, and it is always the most important works that are taken, means that hundreds of men are robbed of privileges which belong to them. It is barely possible that some one may have taken these books without realizing the real gravity of the offense; such a man would, of course, return them immediately upon being made to understand what inconvenience his selfishness...