Word: slightly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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CHAPEL HILL, N. C., Nov. 21, 1892."The students of the University of North Carolina, as a slight token of their appreciation of the character and services of a man who deliberately surrendered the Presidency in order to instruct the people in correct principles of government and especially of taxation - who in short preferred to teach the people rather than rule them - do hereby resolve to send ten delegates to the second inauguration of Grover Cleveland, and do earnestly request all the colleges and universities of the United States to unit +++ grand student demonstration in honor of our great political...
...promising and the outlook for a strong freshman crew is very bright. But as yet few, if any of the freshmen who have been playing football have come out to try for the crew. From the football men especially, a large quantity of good material is always expected. The slight disadvantage at which the men are put from the fact that they have lost the first few weeks of training is usually fully compensated by their superior physical condition. That these men should come out immediately is of the greatest importance. The time from now until next June is none...
There was a slight fire last night in Gray's, due to the Igniting of fumigating sulphur...
...unfortunate for the management of the freshman games that the class football championship was being decided at precisely the same hour. As a result of this conflict the attendance was exceedingly small and the interest very slight Very few freshmen turned out, and the class as a whole deserves censure for its lack of support. The entries were larger than last year, but a great nunber of the competitors failed to appear. The mile walk, and mile run had to be abandoned, as only one man was on hand in the former event, while none whatevey came...
...games of the last few years they were very discouraging. Ninety-six, either because they have no material or no interest - have made a poor showing in this regard. We understand that some of the competitors who had entered were obliged to attend football practice, but this slight exception is no excuse for the miserable number of entries. In several events, morever, many of the competitors did not appear and four events had to be postponed because their were no entries. The games themselves were very slow and the number of freshmen who had interest enough to attend...