Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...preparations for the event were made quietly and there was no disturbance during the long and exciting five minutes of the "pull" itself. Very little unfavorable comment on any part of the meeting was heard; the only point of consequence which we would criticise is the meagre and somewhat bashful way in which the results of each event were announced - a fact which was so noticeable at the last M. I. T. athletic meeting. Much praise is due to the forethought shown by the H. A. A., and we trust that the next two meetings will be as enjoyable...
...Somewhat of a sensation was created in the University by the announcement of the formation of a secret society in the Law School. A chapter of Phi Delta Phi has been established, to be known as the Waite Chapter, in honor of Chief Justice M. R. Waite, '37. The fraternity is confined to the legal profession, and its purpose is to assist its members towards success in business...
Last evening a spiritualistic seance was held in Lyceum Hall, which was highly successful except that the pastor of a certain Cambridge parish shrewdly guessed the way the feats were performed and gave the whole thing away in a manner exceedingly painful for the somewhat corpulent medium...
...Yale Sophomore Crew is somewhat hampered by a debt incurred at the race last year; the News appeals to the patriotism of the class to remove this difficulty...
...class when his name was read in the old 'commencement part' lists. Well-known fellows got a full 'Hurrah!', but the cheering was perfunctory in the case of most men and naturally was abbreviated to 'rah!'" If this was the origin the cheer was, most likely, somewhat known before the war. The college cheer has never been used as the recognized cheer at a commencement dinner, but it is noteworthy that at the celebration dinner it took the place of the old cheer. In future it stands to be the recognized cheer at commencement, as of course...