Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...members of '93 have shown as yet but little disposition to give more than good words to their crew. Such contributions will not pay the expenses of a shell, training-table, and trip to New London. They seem but hollow and meaningless when the speakers persistently refuse to give any more substantial support. The present lack of interest is disheartening to the crew as well as to the manager, and will tell in the races. No man can pull his best when he feels that his classmates are indifferent to success. It the members of '93 are not wholly indifferent...
...common belief sent all souls to Hel. This was a gloomy land, vast and pathless, in one part of which was the hall of the reigning goddess. A wall and river which surrounded this seem to be almost identically the same as those which the higher families believed were about Walhalla. Much dispute has arisen as to the unity and consistency of the beliefs in Walhalla and Hel. Some of the Eddic songs speak of Hel and Walhalla separately. while others do not mention the latter at all. The beliefs are inconsistent, because by one all souls are sent...
...Yale Athletic Association have sent word that their letter of the 22d was intended are an acceptance of Harvard's challenge to a bicycle race. This would seem to bring the negotiations to a definite conclusion. Now that the race is certain to come off, Harvard must do some hard work to make sure of victory. With all their race meets and team races on hand, the Cycling Association will have an opportunity to win great glory for the college. But defeat will be doubly humiliating after so much publicity has been given to all the association's contests...
...composed of twelve members, representing the schools of Art, Mines, Law, and Political Science. At first it will be little more than an advisory committee of the presidents; but as time goes on and the system develops, its powers will be increased and defined as far as may seem advisable. By means of this council it is hoped to avoid a good deal of friction and misunderstanding which under the present system unavoidably arises between the different schools...
There is little to say of the other class crews. They all have their faults. The seniors have poor body work but seem to keep their boat moving well. The sophomores have good body work but seem to be rather slow just at present. The juniors are very unsatisfactory. Their boat does not travel at all well, and it stops between the strokes All the crews have new oars throughout...