Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...nevertheless vaulted in magnificent form making 10 feet. Harriman, '83, Princeton, was second, stopping at 9 feet 6 inches. Soren failed at 8 feet and did not vault in his usual form. Toler's style of vaulting was very different from that of the other competitors. He did not seem to rely so much on his run and threw his body largely with his arms...
...allow nearly every one to pass, and the latter closely, so that far too many are made to fail. Paradoxical as it may sound, there is a great deal of difference in marking what a man does and marking what he does not do, and yet many instructors seem to be entirely ignorant of this fact. If mistakes alone are counted and little or no credit given for what is done, a man is discouraged-precisely what should be avoided...
...aside from the papers themselves, it would certainly seem as if steady work throughout the term ought to count a good deal in the final marking, at least in those courses where the recitation system is pursued. The freshman year, being the only year in which the work is required, should be treated differently when it comes to the assignment of marks. In courses where recitations are held, it is much easier to estimate the amount of work each man has accomplished. An examination paper frequently chances on one portion of a subject which is not remembered, when the great...
Much as we would wish, we cannot congratulate our esteemed contemporary, the Advocate, on its success as a base-ball prophet. Brown does not seem as yet to be taking a very decided lead in the college championship race, nor did the freshman game with Yale result so favorably as we had hoped...
...rumors as to the immediate arrest of Sheridan on extradition proceedings at the instance of the British government seem to have no foundation...