Word: selective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...step ladder in public, no matter how confident any one of their number may be as to the shapeliness of her ankles, and have agreed that in case they cannot put out a fire in a ladylike way they will scream for the police, and select eligible officers with whom to faint away...
...Princeton. As the proposals of Mr. Fraser met with much approval on the part of the English and Irish players, it is expected that the trip will prove a great success, and more than pay for the expenses of travelling. Anucleus of five men were chosen who should themselves select the remaining members of the team. They were, Messrs. Davis of the Union Club, Boston, Cottle of Yale, Balch of New York, Hodge, a graduate of Princeton, and Gerndt, a graduate of New York University. The whole team will consist of fourteen men, two being substitutes. The matches which have...
...summarize, the student's desire for broad, full learning prompts him to select the most profitable courses; to take as many of them each year as he can study to advantage; to take at least one course in each of the chief divisions of knowledge. His ambition for collegiate distinction prompts him to select easy courses; to take no more of them than he is obliged to take; to spend his time on one or two branches of study, neglecting all others entirely. This antagonism is truly lamentable; no one will deny that it should be removed if possible...
Cornell freshmen wisely select some neighboring town for the place of their class supper...
...formed in this department since 1879 when their crew came in a good third out of the five boats entered. This winter there has been a renewal of the boating fever in the school, and active preparations have begun. Abundant and good material is at hand from which to select, and it will not be difficult for them to find eight men suitable for a race of two miles. At present only the new men are practising, the old oars preferring to wait until the season is more advanced. Seven men are at work on the hydraulics under the care...