Word: particularity
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...disadvantages of a large number of men wanting the same books have not yet been done away with. It ought, therefore, to be in the mind of every man who uses the library, that he is not the only person in existence who is likely to want any particular book. There are very few men who are so thoroughly self-engrossed that they forget this fact; but we have heard of some, we regret to say, who, ensconcing themselves behind a huge pile of reserved books and settling down for an afternoon's work, are audacious enough...
...furnishing a full field of entries for all the events on the programme. It has become the custom of the college to watch closely the result of these freshman field sports. Every winner is carefully noticed, not so much from any great interest in his success in the particular event he happens to be contesting, but because his performance is taken as a measure by which to judge of the future strength or weakness of our Mott Haven tam. In fact the upperclassmen interested in athletics regard this freshman meeting as being merely a "pointer" to indicate our chances...
...freshman meeting must cover the distance in at least one event of the university meeting to be entitled to their prizes. The attention of all competitors is called to the regulation which requires a special examination by the director of the gymnasium with a view to the particular contests in which they intend to compete. Failure to comply with this rule disqualifies...
...freshman meeting must cover the distance in at least one event of the university meeting to be entitled to their prizes. The attention of all competitors is called to the regulation which requires a special examination by the director of the gymnasium with a view to the particular contests in which they intend to compete. Failure to comply with this rule disqualifies...
...with the standards of others, but rather to raise the lower standards. While such a change might affect with injury the prosperity of the high-standard colleges, yet to the colleges at large it would be a benefit, and, of course, general good is always to be preferred to particular good...