Word: rather
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ought to take measures to protect ourselves at home rather than to make ourselves formidable abroad.- The Nation, April...
...years ago it would have seemabsurd for an undergraduate to think seriously of taking up music as a profession. Music was then considered to be rather an idle occupation, more like amusement than serious work, and the life of a musician did not present an attractive prospect. But of late years music has been more free from this stigma, and all the arts are meeting with public appreciation. A musician cannot become a rich man, but he may be a very happy one. Unless he has an independent income, he must do more or less teaching, and, indeed, ability...
...raise the standard of shooting above what it is now. There are a few men who are present at almost every shoot, and those, in almost every case, are the men who make up the present team. They do not go up because they are on the team, but rather they are on the team because of their constant practice and consequent excellence. There is a very small element of chance in shooting, and it does not require any special aptitude for it. Almost any one with fairly steady nerves and a quick eye. though they may not become crackshots...
...Athough from this summary it would appear that the chances of Yale's winning the cup are fair, yet it is rather early to predict with any degree of certainty. Sherrill, '89, ought to win both the one hundred and two hundred and twenty yard dashes, with Lee of Harvard, second in the former, and Moen, of Harvard second in the latter. Although Wells of Harvard won the quarter mile last year, and Dohm of Princewas third, it is thought that Dohm will win this year. Dohm also has a good chance for the half-mile, with Church of Pennsylvania...
...slight loss attending such a change, and it remains to be seen whether or not the new captain and his men will make this loss only a temporary one-one that can be overcome by hard and faithful work. At present the outlook for a first-class nine is rather gloomy. There seems to be plenty of material but it is not all of the best order. Such being the case, the only possible hope for success lies in unceasing practice. Every candidate must realize the responsibility which rests upon him personally, and he must make it his sole...