Word: minimum
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...glove or one which weighs but two; and gloves should either be provided by the association, or those of the contestants should be weighed with as much care as is bestowed on the men themselves. In all amateur meetings this caution is taken; the gloves are weighed, and a minimum weight, usually four ounces is adopted...
Most persons who use the terms "definite" and "precise," when speaking of the classical course, intend them to be understood in a general, not in a mathematical, sense. And it may surely be claimed for the "old-fashioned" degree of A. B. that it, at worst, represents a minimum of Greek and Latin, mathematics, and history. It was definite almost in the same sense that M. D. or B. D. or LL. B. are. These degrees likewise "take an individual variation of meaning for every one who wins them;" but no one will need to ask the winner...
...five years ago claimed to represent a certain amount of knowledge, and indicated roughly the chief sources of that knowledge. The Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Philosophy had studied little or no Greek, more rarely no Latin. In no case did the degree claim to represent even a minimum of culture. In this sense all degrees were and always will be more or less indefinite. But let us not mix up two things that are so easily kept separate, and which ought to be so kept. All experience proves that now and then a student only wastes time...
...candidates for the nine have been at work in the gymnasium under the direction of Captain Willard since the close of the Christmas recess. The men are doing the minimum amount of training this year instead of the maximum amount which has been done in previous years. Men have sometimes complained of overtraining, but it is hoped this trouble will be avoided this year. At present the work consists of light dum-bell, exercise, playing hand ball, and practising sliding. In addition to this the battries practise three times a week, and all the candidates pass ball more or less...
...with some hesitation that we venture upon a subject that can hardly have escaped the attention of the college at large. We refer to the character of the Sunday service as now existing at Yale. That the interest in the Sunday service has been reduced to a minimum is evident to the most ordinary observer, and can hardly have escaped the attention of the faculty. Moreover, that little benefit is derived from the service by the students at large is generally acknowledged. Taking into consideration that attendance is compulsory, and with all due respect to the faculty, we think...