Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...condition of the key rack in the gymnasium. It is often remarked by visitors that the keys might as well be left in the doors of lockers as upon the rack, so far as safety to the contents of the lockers is concerned. And if the intention is to prevent dishonesty, this is true. Of course a reliance upon the honor of the students dictated the placing of the rack in its present position; but to avoid further trouble we would suggest that the keys hereafter be so placed that they will be under the eye of some...
...Doesn't apply his strength well. Should work more from his stretcher, which would prevent his oar from wabbling. Jerks badly at the beginning, and rows out at the end of the stroke...
...they are, especially in large cities, performing the functions of primary and grammar schools. In some places it is not thought "good form," for a wealthy family to send children to a public school. Again, as in Cambridge, a hostile feeling displays itself in regulations which abolish recess to prevent mingling of pupils. This attitude of a portion of our people I have called negative opposition, because, while threatening no attack, it weakens the public school system by withdrawing the interest and sympathy needed to support the common schools...
...others who have more "slugging" abilities. It is, therefore, probable that the nine will keep up its reputation of being the heaviest batting team in the association. Reliance will be placed on this batting ability to get runs, while the very efficient battery will be depended upon to prevent run getting on the other side. It remains to be seen how this combination will work...
...leisure" has come to have two very different meanings. One man of leisure is never idle; another always is. The former makes his leisure, as it were, play into his regular work; the latter lives for the moment only, and, when at leisure, is also literally idle. How to prevent leisure from being pure idleness is no easy problem for young men to solve. The importance and difficulty of its solution give to Mr. Lodge's discourse no slight interest and value...