Word: rather
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...rather at a loss to account for the appearance in the Advocate of such a nondescript piece of writing as the lines entitled "A Vapid Vaporing." We have thought that none but articles which had some claim to literary merit were published in this paper, but here we find something that is entirely out of place. The high tone of the other articles is lowered by the presence of these verses, which, if they were in their proper place, might call for our approval. Perhaps the best thing in the present number is the stanza, "A Memory: to Nightfall...
...whole, the meetings this year have not been up to the standard of former years; not, we think, because of any negligence on the part of the stewards of the Athletic Association, but rather because of the lack of interest of men in college. The enthusiasm that was expressed during the football season seems to have exhausted men's energies for any thing else. The efforts made by the Athletic Association to arouse interest in the weekly contests they arranged, met with feeble response and were abandoned. It is this lack of interest that has made the meetings this year...
...trophy is valued at $500. The change from the rather worn-out idea of a cup to something new and different is a good one. The plaque will be less unwieldy than a cup, and will make a very handsome ornament for the wall of the Athletic Club that wins...
...final bout in fencing was now fought between Rawson and Greer, the winners of the preliminary rounds. This bout was rather slow, as the men fought cautiously. The bout was finally given to Greer, who scored seven points to his opponent's three...
...final middle-weight sparring was now called, McAllister vs. Bangs. The first round was rather quiet, both men feeling around a good deal. In the second and third rounds Bangs forced the fighting, but his advances were well met and again the judges had to announce a draw. The final light-weight wrestling went to Cabot, who won the only fall in the second bout; Paine did not appear for the third. The floor was now cleared for the tug-of-war. The sophomores, with the following team, had the north end of the building: A. Amory, (anchor...