Word: raw
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...appeal for money for Park College the following sentiments appear: "Park College wants the raw materials with which to rebuild its recently burnt building-the boys will do the work. Yale cultivates rowing and produces oarsmen. Park cultivates skilled and useful industry, and produces self-reliant preachers, businessmen and farmers. The one understands the "Oxford stroke," the other the business stroke. The one will stop on a strand. The other will only stop long enough on the mountain top of success to get a good view of the world, when he will take wing-Excelsior...
Under the heading "Food and Drink," we find that "among the articles which are both nutritious and easily digested are milk, soft boiled eggs, tripe, oysters (raw, stewed or roasted, not fried), rare beef, meat broths and soups." Then follow various remarks on the cost of food together with directions and advice as to the proper modes of preparing the raw material for eating. Though these remarks are particularly intended for those students who board themselves, there are many of them which are worthy the perusal of many a housekeeper or cook, while even the authorities of Memorial Hall might...
...college, who know how to shoot at these ranges, and very few who would care to if they had by long and careful practice acquired the very difficult art of long range shooting. A 200 or 300 yard range is quite long enough for a college organization of raw and new shots, but very many of whom have had any practice at range shooting at all. Besides the club is for the masses, and its purpose should be strictly utilitarian-the greatest good to the greatest number...
...account of the raw and chilly weather the number of spectators at the lacrosse game yesterday was much smaller than otherwise it would have been. A drizzling rain set in early, and coat-collars were turned up and umbrellas called into use. The game, however, in spite of the discomforts, was the best we have seen at Harvard...
...attendance was poor, owing to the raw state of the weather...