Word: properly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Here they find pecuniary aid in numberless "bursaries" and private benevolent institutions, while their inner man is kept in proper trim by distributions each year, by societies of thousands of meal checks. One of these latter organizations in Vienna, the "Committee for Student's Refectories," distributes annually 10,000 such checks...
...show that he is not dealing merely with theory, Prof. Palmer shows by actual facts that "a manlier type of character actually appears as the elective pamphlet extends." The tone of what is proper at Harvard has changed during the past few years. A more elevated idea of gentlemanly conduct exists. "Hazing, window smashing, disturbing a lecture room, are things of the past." Desire for honors and ambition to gain good standing, have been quickened. The middleman in the freshman class in 1874-5, received an average mark of 59; the middle man of '84 gained...
...Senior's Day, and that no underclassmen, by custom, by courtesy, by honor, has any right in any way to hinder seniors from getting all the pleasure from that day that is possible. Because seniors are the hosts on class-day and underclassmen only guests, it is very proper that only seniors should extensively entertain their friends, as long as the rooms for entertainment are so limited. For any one not a senior to engage rooms and entertain his special friends on a day when he is only a guest himself, is, to say the least, an act of great...
...investigate. If the gymnasium, or any part of it, was built for such men, to the exclusion of the students of this university, we suppose it is all right, and we should be thankful that we are permitted to use the building at all. But if not, it seems proper that we should be allowed as much freedom in the rooms it contains as is accorded to any chance-comer from the lower districts of Cambridge or Boston...
...serious fault, and one which is perfectly inexcusable, as it can be overcome by constant practice. Perry has been playing full back. His catching is poor, and his tackling only fair. He may improve with practice; but as he is a very fast runner, it would seem that his proper place was in the rush line, where his speed would prove very serviceable...