Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...mass meeting that except Yale, the other colleges can not fairly compete with us; yet some how the fact is that they do, and beat us in the bargain. Harvard is not in such a position that she can afford to be exclusive. Our action in foot ball, though somewhat justifiable, has aroused too much ridicule and contempt all over the country to allow us to go further. There is a feeling among many that to confine our athletics to Yale will be an unwarranted and unwise step. Let this feeling be shown now in a vigorous protest against...
...examination in German 3 will cover all the plays and poems read. The nature of the examination will be somewhat as follows: Passages to translate into English to test accuracy; German synonyms; explanation in German of phrases and passages; and outlines in German of ballads, or scenes of plays...
...Keyes is taking great pains to perfect the body swing, in order that when the time comes to practice on leg work the crew may not lose its form. It is very important that every man should get a perfect control of his body-a thing which was somewhat neglected last year. Mr. Keyes hopes that the slow, rather unpleasant work done at present will prevent the men from falling into bad faults when they get on the water and lay the foundation for rapid improvement late in the season...
...Belated Revenge" is somewhat on the style of the conventional Indian story. It is well told, interesting, and fairly exciting; the end is entirely unexpected and adds a great deal to the story...
...decides that she has no real claim to the title of university. Her present functions are "to furnish a liberal education as complete as possible," and to prepare students to enter upon professional careers." Of these Mr. Bowditch thinks the former absorbs too much attention. He suggests that "the somewhat overgrown academic department should be divided into two distinct departments" the "academic" and the "philosophical." The philosophical department would correspond to some extent to the present graduate department, while the academic course would be shortened to three years. This arrangement he believes would attract more students and induce many...