Word: patient
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...They might not carry away much detailed knowledge; every one after an examination has experienced the shedding from his brain, as from a roof, of the floods of facts that have been poured upon it. But they could and should carry away what was of much more value. The patient labor of college years is the means of securing that training and soldierly discipline which is essential for the victory in the struggles which have to be met. This may not seem to be the case. But it will be found that such discipline will serve us in the hour...
...first innings of the Freshmen was rather long, but only productive of 58 runs; Balch's patient innings was the best for his side, and the batting showed a regularity which was very desirable. Clark and Sullivan did the best bowling for the 'Varsity, and Frost fielded as well as usual...
...giving the diplomas Wednesday for the Institute of Technology graduates, General Walker declared that these certificates meant what they said, and that there was no academic fiction about the coveted testimonials to years of hard and patient work...
...students from whom the applications come are said by the secretary to be of the most earnest and and industrious class. They are, many of them, country boys accustomed to hard work add patient efforts. Several of them are ready to go back into the field and swing the scythe or take care of horses and cattle. One is prepared by past experience to act as fireman on a locomotive, or conductor on a horse car. Another has been a conductor on a Pullman car and would like to be again, and a third wishes to be a clerk...
...learned the methods of Memorial. Who knows but that at last an heroic soul has appeared who dares to resist the determined efforts of the management to lower the quality of the food to the second class restaurant standard? If he succeeds, he has the gratitude of several hundred patient and long-suffering undergraduates...