Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first number of the Monthly for 1886 is now ready. It shows the intention of the present board of editors to depart somewhat from the model of the founders. Two new departments are introduced, corresponding, in some respects, to the Advocate's "Topics of the Day," and "Brief," and yet essentially different. They may be best described in the words of the editors. "The Monthly will after this publish in each number, a resume of the previous month; not a record of the ordinary course, but what changes the ordinary course of college life;" and it will also "open...
...different. The discipline of Oxford inspires in the men a respect for authority and a reverence for the college officials, and develops in them a fine sense of courtesy. On the other hand it seems to occasion among them a tendency to shirk their work and to violate authority somewhat. The Harvard system, as I have said, throws great responsibilities upon its undergraduates, and I believe that they are able to shoulder them. It makes them earnest and gives them an enthusiasm for their work...
...spite of the rain yesterday afternoon the Pennsylvania game was played as scheduled. For the first five inning it rained continuously and good playing was very difficult. The pitchers had to put sawdust on the ball before every delivery so the game dragged somewhat. About five o'clock the rain stopped and the rest of the game was quickly played. Harvard played a very good fielding game throughout, the only errors being two wild throws which were excusable because of the slippery condition of the ball. Pennsylvania fieded rather loosely at times but made many good plays. Harvard batted freely...
...nothing of the chances for winning first place, one of the next three games with Yale must be won to tie with Princeton for second place; and in no other game will Harvard have the advantage she has this afternoon. The work of the nine this spring has been somewhat of a disappointment, but we feel that their lack of success has been due fully as much to ill-support form the college as to continued poor work on the part of the team itself. Today there will be a chance for both the college and the nine to redeem...
...almost always happened that university crews have shown vastly greater improvement during the time they are at New London than during a similar length of time at any other period of the year. Though the rowing of the crew is still somewhat ragged, they have shown great improvement during the last two weeks, and it is thought by the captain and the coach that if the crew can continue to make the same ratio of improvement during the next ten days at Cambridge, and then can have two clear weeks at New London, where they will be entirely free from...