Word: men
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...college men give up disfiguring the books they read...
EVERY now and then some one of our "esteemed" contemporaries inveighs against the appreciative but unconscientious student who borrows the papers from the reading-room. The men at Dartmouth, however, are not quite so wicked as that: they content themselves with cutting out whatever happens to suit their taste, and the rest they leave generously to those who may come after. Moreover, "these persons are the very ones who leave their subscriptions to the Dartmouth unpublished," as that righteously indignant journal informs...
...University crew made their first appearance in the Gym. Of the thirteen who have gone into training only four are of last year's crew, and five are from the Freshman class; a fact which speaks encouragingly for the future, if not for the present..... Thus far the men have done a little more than half work, but they will gradually settle down to work of last year. To attempt any estimate of our prospective crew for '79 would be premature and a patent absurdity, and yet there are indications which, though not infallible, are nevertheless encouraging. The average weight...
...better fun or better training than a good long spin after two good hares. One would think that the University and Freshmen crews would start some such thing, and meet once or twice a week. It is most splendid and thorough exercise, and far better for these men than plodding up to Fresh Pond or elsewhere at one uniform jog, and in funereal single file...
...attentive listening I found this to be the lamentation of a select body of young men (being all spoiled children, they call themselves the S. Poils Society) over the shortcomings of their fellow-men (cribbing, cutting, etc.). This was getting too depressing to stand. I was not a pessimist then, and had no sympathy with this idea of total degeneration. I endeavored to cheer up by warbling "Landlord, fill the flowing bowl," but, as I don't sing, the result was n't encouraging. Without a word of remonstrance I left the room...