Word: preference
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Princeton the favorite elective of the seniors is English Literature, while the juniors prefer History...
...hand the crew men will soon settle down to their work, and their daily runs up North Avenue will have to be kept up in wet weather as well as in dry. When we add to this, the fact that the gymnasium is now overcrowded with other men who prefer that their clothing should be dry, we think that the gymasium authorities might exert themselves to remedy this defect...
...quite such a bagatelle after all. Apart from the fact that it would be very doubtful if the now beautiful Holmes Field would not be injured by the cheap edifice at one end of it, we are sure that the ball nine and the Mott Haven team would much prefer to see the energy, which is to be exerted to keep the championships at Harvard, displayed in furnishing them subscriptions for necessary expenses, and candidates for vacancies, rather than providing new seats for the penniless '89 men to sit upon to witness their victories. The old seats must...
...essence of dilettanteism, such a tendency must cause the utmost consternation. On the other hand, those who hold that the education obtained here should be of the greatest possible benefit in our business or professional life will have an argument equally strong, for it is true that most men prefer to study things useful rather than purely ornamental...
...been playing full back. Newell has a bad trick of bunting the man with the ball instead of tackling him. McKean in the rush line, did not work hard enough and seemed to lose his head, faults which he could easily remedy. As full back he seems to prefer to catch the ball on the bounce than on the fly, a remarkable thing to do. He tackles fairly well, but too high Austin, the quarter back, fills his position very well. He is quick and a fast runner, and makes many brilliant plays...