Word: poorest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...opportunities for earning money through private tuition, through innumerable avenues of trade, and through writing for the public press. A large number of correspondents tell of money earned outside of their scholarships. The immense aids provided for our students maintain a balance of condition here, and enable even the poorest to obtain a Harvard education. And what an education it is; how broad and deep and individually stimulating,- the most truly American education, which the continent affords...
...resulting in a victory for Trinity by a score of 6 to 1. The Browns played the best game of the year, for them. The following is the Globe's opinion of Monday's game: - The game was close but not exciting, on account of the most inexcusable errors, poorest coaching and worst base running of the year. Each side tried to outdo the other's poor plays...
...navy organized for its cruise. Originally the man who had received most reprimands and warnings from the faculty was made "Lord High," as they called the Lord High Admiral for short. In course of time, however, this important position fell to the jolliest man in the class. The poorest scholar, if indeed there were any choice of ignorance in such a club, was made "Vice-Admiral," the commission of "Rear-Admiral," was granted to the laziest man, and the hero of oaths and profanity was decked with the gown of "Chaplain." With such men to lead them one can form...
...junior year, but have subsequently fallen off, so as not to get a major or second part in the Senior. Of the Navy officers, the Lord High Admiral is usually he who has been sent from college the greatest number of times; the Vice-Admiral is the poorest scholar in the class; the Rear-Admiral, the laziest fellow in the class; the Commodore; one addicted to boating; the Captain a jolly blade; the Lieutenant and Midshipman fellows of the same description; the Chaplain the most profane; the Surgeon a dabbler in surgery, or in medicine or anything else; the Ensign...
This year's University of Pennsylvania crew is said to be the poorest one for many years...