Word: pick
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...literary grazer than he would be were he, at the commencement of his sophomore year, without any clear idea either of what he ought, or of what he would desire, to study, brought face to face with a broad and unrestricted course extending over three years, and told to pick and choose. The accommodations, however, for those desiring to pursue special courses, or to pursue the regular one in a special manner, are unsurpassed. The degrees of Bachelor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts are conferred by the university to the graduates of this college, no honorary degrees ever being...
...terrific hit which took centre-field off his feet and dashed him against the bars of the grand stand. This was the most beautiful hit of the game. Princeton also scored one run on a bad error by shortstop, who, getting his finger knocked off, and stopping to pick it up before throwing, overthrew, and the man came around. In the seventh inning the umpire earned three curses on strikes, balls and a close decision at second. In the twenty-ninth inning Princeton again tallied, the datter hitting the ball clean into the third-base's stomach, and, the Yales...
...would be perfectly possible to pick out a four from the class crews immediately after the class races. This would leave nearly two months before the regatta at Saratoga, which ought to be ample time to get a crew together, as the men will already be in condition. This is practically the method adopted at Oxford and Cambridge. There is no reason why Harvard should not be willing to be represented by a crew chosen in this way. Such a crew would be thoroughly representative of this style of rowing, and would (for the distance) very likely be faster than...
...about to organize an auxiliary crew in order to accept the challenge of the University of Pennsylvania again brings up the subject of forming auxiliary teams. There can be no doubt that it would be greatly to the advantage of all the teams to have these auxiliary teams to pick from; and the advantage would be in several ways, it would be an inducement to more men to try for a place on the teams as they would have some hope of playing in matches with outside clubs and not, as is now the case, only against the 'Varsity, then...
...sophomores have lost several of last year's crew, but have a large number of candidates to pick from. At present they are rowing in the following order, coached by Col. Bancroft...