Word: overworked
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...daily routine of the Oxford undergraduates is not calculated to produce exhaustion from overwork, although the hard working student of course can easily and enough to occupy all the time in an institution which possesses such opportunities for learning as does Oxford. All the lectures are given in the morning, and the afternoon and evening are free to the student. It is seen from this that the amount of time devoted absolutely to work is not very large, and as the length of each term is eight weeks and vacation, all told, amounts to six months, each year, a course...
Bowers, pitcher, has shown admirable effectiveness in some games, and has been hit fairly hard in some others. His weakening towards the end of a game is due to overwork. He should be used less often if his effectiveness is to be preserved. He watches bases well, keeps cool, and is batting better than he did last year. He is a weak base runner...
...Bates, '92, has been obliged to suspend his studies on account of overwork. At his physician's advice he has sailed for Europe, where he will spend the summer...