Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...elevens of both Princeton and Yale seem to be in first class condition. Princeton played her last practice game yesterday and after some forty minutes of ordinary play, spectators were excluded from the grounds and the gates locked while the men practiced the tricks they will use in the game tomorrow. This afternoon the team will leave in a special car for New York. Princeton men seem to think their team will give Yale a harder rub than she had last Saturday...
...course of study believing that a man might fulfil the ends of education as well by devoting himself to the natural sciences, for example, as by conning Greek and Latin. That Dr. Hill was right the whole country has now come to believe. The difficulties which he encountered seem incredible to us now. All the more should we honor his memory...
...seem out of place to take up again at the beginning of another year the old complaint of behavior of students in the class room. In Geology IV, when the steropticon is used, and the room consequently darkened, an excellent chance is given to the children in the course to cough, chuckle, stamp and whistle, and this chance was used to good advantage in the last lecture, to the discomfort of the instructor and others. As this course is opened to the entire college, it is unquestionable that the disturbance is caused chiefly by freshmen. Upper class men have come...
...half-back, rushing with his old ardor. He does not, however, always judge the ball well when it is coming down on a kick, and sometimes, when he has caught the kick, he tries to return it after he has been tackled and drops the ball. These faults seem due to over-confidence, and are all the more dangerous on that account. Waters and Emmons both showed improvement, especially in avoiding interference...
...individual work of Hallowell, Emmons, and Newell in the line was good. The three centre men seemed to be lively enough to bother their opponents when the ball was being put in play; but beyond that they were inactive. and could not seem to take a lovely interest in the game. Back of the line Trafford's kicking and rushing were both good, and Cobb showed some improvement in his position...