Word: seem
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Tale of a Wayside Inn," by J. P. Welsh, is longer than the interest of the tale would seem to justify, but the remaining articles of the number are very satisfactory. Two hitherto unknown names appear as the authors of well written stories,-"A Summer Incident," by R. L. Raymond, and "The Exacting Story," by J. W. R., both comparing not unfavorably with the "Fragment of a Modern Tale," by J. Mack, Jr. "The Last Theme," by F. Johnston, is exaggerated, but its cleverness saves this from being objectionable...
...does not seem to be able to row smoothness...
...shirk their work and many of them fail to finish on the daily runs. However, the fact that they rowed the full stroke yesterday for the first time accounts in a measure for their general unsteadiness and irregularity. Both the crews dip too deep and the men do not seem to realize how delicately balanced an oar is, and that it should be handled accordingly. They do not watch the time as well as they should...
...President further suggests that college games should be played on college grounds. The place does not seem to us so very important; the crews must row away from the colleges and one of the best features of the football matches would be lost if the support was onesided. It certainly would be well, however, to have college games before college assemblages. The athletic games which are largely attended by the outside public tend alike to give the public a wrong estimate of the function of universities, to give the students a wrong impression of what the outside world thinks important...
Bishop Vincent preached at Appleton Chapel last night from the text, "He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel," taken from the one hundred and third psalm. He said God has revealed himself to men by acts and not by words. People seem usually to think that the way God has revealed himself to us is by causing the Bible to be written, and thus many think that the Bible came directly from God, is divine, and is therefore infallible. Truly the Bible is God's word and was certainly inspired...