Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...three upperclass crews have all had changes in their wonders during the last three days, but in spite of this fact they have all materially, improved, and seem to be evenly matched. The Senior and Sophomore crews have been developed under Coach Brown. Although the Senior eight has had some trough the Senior eight has had some trouble in maintaining a high stroke, the boat is manned with heavy and powerful men, and the crew is fit for a hard race. The Sophomore crew is the lightest of the upperclass crews, and does not seem to be quite as good...
...team by inspiring the players. Non-contestants can demonstrate their enthusiasm by filling the stands at the games, and should refrain from too free criticism. The season has just begun and the new men cannot be expected to play like veterans. We mention this obvious fact, because many seem to forget that careless criticism reaches and discourages those towards whom it is directed, however unadvisedly...
...story does not amount to much, its attempts at cleverness being so forced that the reader is rather annoyed than amused. Of the two pieces of verse, Mr. Bynner's "Alma Mater" is too much condensed to seem like a simple expression of sincere emotion. Mr. Seeger's lines on the misfortune of being a poet are remarkably good, but, it is to be hoped, needlessly despairing...
Today for the first time in 14 years the University baseball team will meet a professional nine on the diamond. This is one feature of a general awakening on the part of the athletic authorities, who seem to have come to realize that there is a certain satisfaction in winning, and that it is worth while to give the teams every opportunity for development...
...been greatly weakened by injuries and by the loss of men completing their College course in three years. For this reason it is more necessary than usual to develop the new material rapidly. Only five weeks of College remain before the dual meet with Yale, and it does not seem that the team can afford to lose the valuable advance which it would derive from a southern trip. One week in the South should put the training of the team at least two weeks further along, and it certainly seems a short-sighted policy to make a small monetary saving...