Word: rather
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Joseph Cook, in speaking of prayers at Harvard, said he much preferred voluntary to compulsory attendance, but would rather have the latter than no attendance...
...have had many complaints, in writing and otherwise, upon the subject of giving out the marks for the mid-year examinations. There are several instructors who refuse to let their class even know the marks until the average for the year comes out in midsummer. This seems to us rather unfair. A man cannot work as zealously and conscientiously if he is utterly in the dark as to his standing or his chances of getting through a course for the year. If a man gets a low mark on the mid-years and knows it he can apply himself more...
...them. Added to this, they make day and night hideous with their hoots and yells, and must be extremely unpleasant neighbors to the inmates of Dr. Peabody's and President Eliot's houses. Why we should be called upon to tolerate such unmitigated nuisances right in our midst is rather difficult of comprehension. We appeal to those who have authority in the matter, whosoever they may be. Are we to run serious risks of having our arms, legs or head smashed by a lot of careless, dare-devil youngsters? A policeman or two, hired by the college, would very soon...
...doesn't get sufficient body reach. Is liable to jerk. Rather jerky and uneven throughout...
...Rows altogether with arms. Doesn't catch hard enough. Is rather stiff. Must be more deliberate and keep better time...