Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...miles and one of three miles. Comparing the time made in the first and last race we find a difference of only three seconds; the winning crew last fall making the distance in 13 min. 34 1/2 sec., and this fall in 13 min. 31 1/2 sec. But this slight improvement in time is not to be looked upon as insignificant, for in comparing these results there are considerations other than the mere marking of watches to be taken into account. Time in a race is purely relative, and depends almost as much upon the defeated as upon the victors...
...BONNE.AS I was thinking about what I should write upon this week, I heard a slight jingling of keys outside the door, followed by a very faint tap. I sang out, "Come"; upon which I heard the sound of a key grating in the lock; but, as the latch was up, the key did n't turn, so it was taken out, and the goody, for she it was, opened the door in the way that anybody else would have tried at first. She glided into the bedroom with a subdued "Good morning, sir," and reappeared with great promptness, having...
...Glee Club sustained their part with their usual excellence. They gave "Now is the Month of Maying" with much spirit, greatly to the pleasure of the audience, who excused some slight inaccuracies, and demanded a repetition...
...Crimson," would, setting the debates and literary work aside, do much to promote a better feeling and understanding among men of different sets. Now, it is certainly perfectly natural for men of kindred tastes to associate, and form a little, world by themselves; but is there not some slight danger of this being carried too far? Many a man who seems distasteful at first, and whom we may avoid through college, would on cultivating his acquaintance show a pleasant side of his character never before suspected to exist, and would be heartily enjoyed. We are too apt to shut ourselves...
...prompt payment of subscriptions is indispensable to the success of the next meeting, as the necessary expenses are considerable; for although the intrinsic value of the prizes may be slight (and more 's the pity), yet they, in conjunction with the erection of temporary accommodation for visitors, etc., form important items of expenditure. Supported as this institution is by the approval of the President and Faculty, useful as it is in itself, and ably managed as it is by its projectors, nothing but the vigorous support of its friends is wanting to make it second to none of the valued...