Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Europe. One part of the report is most pleasing to all the friends of a really liberal education. When Greek and Latin were made elective, it was predicted that they would be neglected for the other studies, but such has not been the case. Greek has, indeed, lost somewhat, as it is less essential to the professional and business man; while the entrance Greek gives a good idea of the language and literature. Latin, however, has held its own, as it is indispensable in law and medicine, besides giving a mental training which the modern languages cannot supply. The proposal...
...exhibited, both for defence and attack, is absorbing, and, therefore, an interest in boxing is very likely to destroy all pleasure in other exercises that are essential to producing that harmonious development at which Prof. Sargent aims. A young man who devotes himself exclusively to boxing, develops his legs somewhat at the expense of the rest of his body, and, in order to compel a uniform growth of his physical powers, he should row, wrestle, run, swing on the bars, and, by all means, use dumb bells and Indian clubs. It was Dr. Franklin's opinion that walking...
...ducking have to be endured immediately after vigorous exercise, or else one is forced to wait some ten or fifteen minutes for the hot water to begin flowing. The complaint was brought directly to Dr. Sargent yesterday in view of the possibility of his being able to help matters somewhat. He said that while the authorities fully realized the bad condition of things, that repairs and alterations were continually being made. If, however, those who use the bath-rooms early in the afternoon would only exercise proper care in using the water, there would be much less inconvenience. The water...
...orchestra played unusually well, and their efforts were heartily applauded. After the concert, which lasted somewhat over an hour and a half, the men carried their instruments to the dressing rooms and returned, prepared to enjoy themselves during the rest of the evening. Legions of fair damsels were standing about, carefully guarded by griffin instructors, large women and formidable withal, The men stood around a while waiting for further developments, in the meantime casting furtive glances at the bashful maids across the hall. After a while, when it became apparent that nothing further was expected of the men, except that...
When the men reached Cambridge their extravagant feelings were somewhat subdued by the cold. Nevertheless the unanimous verdict was that, barring the fact that they had been almost frozen on the way to Wellesley, and that the sumptuous spread with which they were served would probably give them all dyspepsia, and that they had to pose around the corridors as statuettes after the concert instead of charming the Wellesleyians with Harvard wit, and finally that, when they reached Cambridge, the driver had been obliged to roll them all out of the barge like barrels they were so stiff with...