Word: might
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...clipping concerning alleged secrecy in our athletics. We are glad to see from the Yale Courant, that the secrecy long in use at Yale is in a fair way to become abolished. It was impossible a year ago for any one of the plebs, as we might say, to obtain information about the progress of the teams, - "not even enough to base a sensible bet on," says the Courant moodily. If the bets alluded to were those made by Yale men last spring, we must allow that the Courant is quite correct, - and adversity probably will bring circumspection with...
...fans a great cold drought of air down my spine and gets my teeth chattering as if I had the ague. Could not the authorities hang a thick curtain over the end of the little passage-way in front of the door so as to break this draught? It might impede hasty ingress and exit, but it would be a wise precaution against severe colds. I think these changes would be appreciated by others besides...
...does not know that such pleasures exist, or he who, knowing the pleasures, possibly even having some time enjoyed them, at length overcomes temptation? According to a milk-and-water standard of morality, the former is the better man, there hangs around him an air of immaculate purity, wings might become him. But is not the latter really morally higher; does he not have more of sturdy manliness...
...many reasons, an extension of the plan of the Conference Committee would be desirable. As we said yesterday, the discussions of the present body have an immediate effect only upon its members. It might improve us all, if the whole college would now and then resolve itself into a committee of conference. The frank examination of such a matter as the prayer question by the students and the governing bodies, in common discussion, would be advantageous to both sides. Those in power would see more fully the undergraduate opinion. While we, who do not always refuse to be guided...
...study, of interest to every one, should be almost entirely neglected. We refer to that grandest of sciences, astronomy. We know that there is a course given in college, set down in the elective pamphlet as Mathematics XII, which treats of "descriptive and epherical astronomy." Doubtless many students might like to elect the course if it were not for the fact that a knowledge of spherical trigonometry and differential calculus is required. But it is not the mathematical technicalities which we want, but such a general knowledge of the science as every high school graduate, who is not fitting...