Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...angles we must find the zenith of the sky. A single point however does not help us, and another must be obtained. Looking to the north we can find stars forming circles, and as we go farther north we find the circles growing gradually smaller, till at last they seem almost to stand still. We arrive at the north star but this is not at the pole, for by means of the helioscope one may see many stars nearer to the pole. Farthest north the circles appear to be concentric. We now have the pole and the zenith...
Rowing can stand, probably, more scientific study than any other sport. It is open to constant improvement. based on the experiences which are gained from year to year. Yet Harvard cannot be said to have progressed much in this line. We seem to be as far off as ever from knowing the cause of our repeated defeats on the water. At least if we do happen to know them, there is no one who is so thoroughly a master of the situation that he can lay down definitely the best methods to follow. Tradition, as Professor Trowbridge says...
...deciding game first. In fact, we are surprised that in face of the unfavorable criticism this plan met with from all sides last spring, Yale could think seriously of proposing it again. We trust she is sincere in her desire to play us; and yet it does not seem to us that her propositions were as liberal as they might have been. We hope that upon more mature consideration, the spirit which has previously characterized Yale and won her the respect of all, will exert a stronger influence and eventually demand that the right be done. We believe that this...
...took exception above to the fairness of Yale's letter. The attitude of Harvard at the meeting of the Intercollegiate Association, as stated by Yale, cannot but make us seem inconsistent in the eyes of the public. We regret that the misstatement was made, but it is comparatively a small point. Manager Hill has answered it squarely and also the implied inconsistency between our present attitude and the statement made by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee in the January number of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine...
...early closing of the departmental libraries in Harvard and University halls, has caused considerable dissatisfaction among those who use these reading rooms in the evening. We have been asked to call attention to what seems to be a needlessly early hour at which men are turned out of the rooms. Upon looking into the matter it has been found that the doors are closed at ten o'clock by the yard policeman, who states that the hour might be extended to eleven o'clock without any added inconvenience, that is as far as the mere closing is concerned. Unless, then...