Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Although the papers of Yale and Harvard may occasionally engage in a tilt in a wordy warfare over some such subject as the freshman ball game, there seems to be at least one subject on which all are agreed, and that is in denouncing the "mucker" nuisance. Nor. is it alone at Cambridge and New Haven, but at every college town of any considerable size these little nuisances seem to make their baneful presence felt. We can heartily join with the Yale Record when it breaks fourth in the following wail...
...nine was tendered a supper by the Princeton nine on Saturday evening after the game. All the members of the nine speak in the highest praise of the courtesy shown them by the Princeton men, and seem to have enjoyed the trip throughout...
State clubs seem to be quite the rage at Princeton now. There are already an Ohio and Kentucky club, and an Illinois club is now being formed. The Kentucky club has an active membership of 23, and the Ohio club...
...have, with comparatively little accurate learning, a great deal of valuable culture." Without pretending to urge the "sweetness and light" plea, an intimate relation with the short-comings of college life leads us to inquire into the reasons of the fact above quoted. Strange and incredible as it may seem, there are men in good standing in Harvard college who have never entered the library. A large college like Harvard must necessarily contain men of every shade, of taste and purpose. Some of us are here to get through, others for strange and unknown reasons, a few to work...
...near the races to endanger our chances of success. Last year, at about this time, it will be remembered, several changes were made; nevertheless, by the end of June, the crew showed up in excellent form. With seven old men to chose from, it would seem as though there would be little difficulty in arranging the men in the boat. It is, however, Jesirabie, for many reasons, that Mr. Perkins, last year's stroke, should row at number seven, if an efficient stroke can be obtained. If Mr. Bryant can endure the hard work of a four-mile race...