Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...hope that every one who wishes to learn, and can raise the requisite three dollars, will take advantage of the instruction which the College now offers, and try to do his part towards making the experiment a success. On second thoughts, we will add the further qualification of a slight ear for music. There are some unfortunates who are eager enough to learn, but cannot distinguish "Yankee Doodle" from "Fair Harvard." For the sake of others let such stay away...
...slight shudder ran through him; he drew back a little from the doorway, and looked at me with an anxious and inquiring glance. I repeated my question. In reply the youth slowly pronounced the words...
...this particular George was bad; there was no doubt of that. As he had been expelled from only four schools, of course he had not the slightest difficulty in obtaining a certificate of good moral character when he desired to enter college. The examinations offered a slight obstruction for a time, as George was not especially fond of study, but after a few unsuccessful trials he formed an intimacy with a proctor, and his path was smoothed before...
...Freshman year, but he was not. He formed a club with some of his friends, and entered into negotiations with the college printer. It was rather expensive, but better than going over the year again. Strange to say, he was not caught by the instructor's making a slight change in the paper just before examination; he was on the lookout for just that very thing, and noticed it immediately...
...WISH to correct a slight mistake in the report of '82's Lacrosse meeting in the last Advocate...