Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton, which now are without the services of Regular Army instructors. The only large Eastern university to avail itself of the services of an officer of the Army at present is Cornell, where Lieut, H.T. Bull, 13th United States Cavalry, is instructor. However, this poor showing should not be taken to mean that military training has not presented itself favorably to the heads of our largest educational institutions. Only the other day President Lowell, of Harvard, brought forward a plan for having the collegians spend their summer vacations on battleships for the purpose of learning about...
...Elevating S" is a clever sketch by Mr. P. W. Thayer. The subject is not new; a rich philanthropist summons a Common loafer to dine because he wishes to life "one of these poor men . . . . from the street to a position of trust." There is, however, a striking novelty of diction which blinds us to the triteness of the material; and the author's style fairly bristles with delightful neologiams--such as "largesse...
...Poor condition of the ice on the river caused a postponement of the scrub hockey games scheduled for yesterday. These games, between the Chuck-a-Pucks and Seven Deadly Sins, and between the Bisques and Little Jeffs, will be played off Monday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock on the river above the Boylston Street Bridge. Managers of these teams must have their men ready for play promptly, and must report the results at the CRIMSON Office before 7 o'clock Monday...
...cost reduce the danger to life and limb. On the other hand, the College should not watch her athletics with that kind of care which leads them to think their nervous systems the most significant thing in life and luxurious living a matter of course. A boy poor when he comes and poor when he goes gets a bad start in the struggle for a living if he has learned to regard limited trains, costly food, automobiles on the slightest provocation, and free entertainment in hours of leisure and refreshment as due from the world to him. In theory most...
Warm weather and the consequent poor condition of the ice caused a postponement of the scrub hockey games yesterday. If the ice is in fit condition today the Canned Peaches will meet the Decoys on the Stadium rink at 3.30 o'clock, and the Seven Deadly Sins will play the Yynbeles at 4.15 o'clock, otherwise notice of the time for play will be given later...