Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...account of how Williams stubbed his toe, and when he knows there are thousands of people all over the United States anxiously waiting for news of Knipe's sprained ankle? I say it strikes me with admiring wonder to see how modestly you bear yourselves, and how little you seem to be afflicted with that cephalic enlargement which I should think such excessive praise and publicity would be sure to produce. But, gentlemen, you have more and harder work cut out for you. To the honor and credit of your University, you have shown people that a great match...
There is much just criticism directed against the Harvard undergraduate's use of English, as shown in the various college papers and in the written work of the courses. To the outsider there might seem to be here some ground of complaint against the college for neglect of an important branch of the student's education. A glance at the records of this year's freshman class in the admission examination in English will at once put an end to any such idea. In 1894, out of five hundred and five candidates who presented English for the entrance examination, only...
...does not seem to be generally understood that the high jump, pole vault, and shot put are handicap events...
...functions of the Medical Visitor seem to be vaguely understood and it may be well to make them definite. So far as possible all students in Cambridge not living at home are visited immediately upon receiving a report of absence caused by illness. The object of this visitation is to see that the student receives proper medical care, to guard against the spread of contagious disease, and incidentally to give such advice regarding general habits as is desired or necessary. Ordinarily the medical treatment is not undertaken, but cases are referred to their regular physicians. The reports are taken from...
...were adopted by the Dining Association last fall have had a thorough trial. Some of the evils which it was predicted would appear under the new system, do indeed exist, but many more have failed to materialize and the positive advantages of the new arrangement, taken as a whole, seem so evident as completely to justify the change. The former club-table men were called upon to make a sacrifice which meant a great deal to them, and they submitted with excellent grace to what appeared to be the good of the majority. If they cannot help thinking occasionally...