Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...game was a fine high catch made by Abbot, literally taking the ball away from two Yale men. Blake's throwing very accurate, and Henning, Giddings, and Oglesby did finely, while Furber made two brilliant rushes. The Yale men ran well, but checked poorly, in the latter respect being easily surpassed by the Harvard twelve. Herron, Blodgett, Rogers and Adams were all unable to go which weakened the team somewhat, and it reflects great credit on the freshmen that they had so large a field of players to select from and still present a good twelve. The players were: goal...
...acts done by or on behalf of a corporation in occasioning legal relations between it and outsiders. The subsequent portion of the work treats of the rights and liabilities of the persons having interests in the corporate enterprise; treats, that is to say, of the legal relations subsisting with respect...
...with reference to that of the purchaser. The section o' the country which he intends to visit and the kind of game to be found there, are also to be considered. There is a large variety of rifles, but as yet not one has been produced which in every respect satisfies the requirements of the "perfect hunting rifle." Improvements are, however, continually being made, and it is probable that, in time, such a rifle will be produced. The great trouble with American rifles is their low velocity. Every rifle yet made of long range and of great penetration, seems...
...defense of the society system, the writer says that the societies are put at a disadvantage in one respect, because they do not, and will not offer explanations to their assailants on account of this very secrecy. The objection to class societies that they tend to produce too great exclusiveness, and to magnify class distinctions, is met by the reply that class feeling is a good thing, and that the experiment of university societies for social purposes failed at Yale. It is sometimes claimed that the senior societies govern the college press. The fact that on the editorial boards...
...directions. When this had been hauled out of the yard it burned brightly for some time and the crowd again began to disperse until all was again quiet. Such a display of enthusiasm has not been seen here for years. The Saturday's jubilee was overshadowed in almost every respect. The students were all out to see the fun and the wish of all seemed to be that the nine should win again and give Harvard moe cause for rejoicing...