Word: show
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...write with the idea or hope of carrying conviction, nor did I aspire to criticise Harvard social life. My aim was merely to show the influence which popular men have over public opinion at Harvard, and the good which they may do by means of that influence. I am not aware that this topic has ever been discussed in a college paper before, though in illustrating it I spoke of a practice which has been the subject of college comment, - I mean the practice of toadying...
...Harvard vs. Boston game, on Tuesday, was called at the end of the third innings on account of rain, the score standing 4 to 1. The exhibition, although not a very brilliant one, still tended to show that Winsor with constant practice may develop into a pitcher...
...writer of the article referred to is of the opinion that the men who now get Commencement parts will, under the new system, have "less instigation" to work. This objection might have some show of plausibility if the standard of requirements for parts were lowered, and nothing more done. But by the new system new inducements to work have been offered to these men, - the new grades, "honorable mention" and magna cum laude, have been established, and summa cum laude, an honor which heretofore has had very nearly no effect at all, will now influence the work of perhaps seven...
...catalogue of Adams Academy (1878 - 79) contains some interesting information. The whole number of scholars is 69, of whom 22 are in the first class. The following statistics of the graduating class of 1878 show how successful was its preparation for college in spite of the death of Dr. Dimmock at its most critical moment: "28 in all applied at Harvard, Williams, Amherst, and Yale colleges. Of these 10 were admitted without conditions; 2 with one condition; 4 with two conditions; 2 with three conditions; 4 with four conditions; 1 with five conditions; 2 with six conditions, and only...
...rowing mania is in full blast there will of course be a large entry for these races, and many will enter who have not been rowing steadily, and perhaps not rowing at all. The fact of the races being "scratch" would seem to entitle every entry to a show for a seat in the boats, and to secure this it would seem to be fairer to draw the lots from a hat, rather than have the captains choose from the list in turn. Possibly the "lot" system may have been followed generally, but in one or two cases we think...