Word: opinion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...comments on all the other fellows in his boarding house. These productions were often very coarse, for it was an understood thing that the authors of them were never to be molested by those whom they abused. Gladstone in his Fifth Form poem eschewed all personalities, but conveyed his opinion with great vigor on some of the abuses rife in the school, and in particular on cruelties that used to be practiced towards pigs at the Eton Fair that was held every Ash Wednesday. A barbarous usage had arisen for boys to hustle the drovers and then...
...this fear is well founded, it is thought, before many years have passed, "the college will be superseded by all institution which will be in closer sympathy with the scientific tendencies of modern life," for the public have come to the opinion that it is certainly a narrow policy "to devote time to drilling men in the writing of Greek verse, while leaving them in ignorance of the anatomy and physiology of their own bodies...
...shell. The juniors have been quietly confident of the race until Saturday, when the freshmen opened their eyes somewhat. Whether or not the latter can keep their spurt up for two miles, remains to be seen. Disinterested parties expect a close and interesting race, and have yet no unanimous opinion as to the winner, although the general verdict is that '83 will not be far from the front, while '86 will by no means bring up the rear...
Although Dartmouth is not worthy a place in the base ball league in the opinion of Harvard, we should not be afraid to stake our spare shekels on the following nine against any which our gentlemanly, silk-hosed cousins could muster: Cram, '81 (Capt.) c.; Rundlett, '81. p.: Partridge, '82, 1b.; Parker, '82, 2b.; Nettleton, '84, 3b.; Cushman '83, s. s.; Webster, '82, l.f.; Coombs, '83, c.f.; Hale, '84, r. f. Substitute battery, Gay and Gulick, '83. [Dartmouth...
...Bancroft accompany the 'Varsity to New London, let '86 select a coach at least a month before the race, that both crew and coach may have plenty of time to become thoroughly accustomed to one another. The above remarks are entirely of a private nature and express an opinion of one who was unfortunate enough to do his full share at the oar handle in contributing to the defeat...