Word: sternly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...such a brutal and disgraceful performance ever taken place at any of our colleges. The tu-quoque argument will not relieve Americans from any of the blame for the evils of hazing, but it certainly can tend to reduce the magnitude of our offences in the eyes of a stern and unsympathizing public to listen to such accounts as this of the rowdyism of English and Scotch students. Pelting professors with peas and rushing them through a melee is certainly not characteristic of American students, neither is uproarious applause of a prayer nor interrupting academical ceremonies with cat-calls...
...sophomores will probably have but few of their last year's crew, but the new men have already begun to work on the weights, and have settled down into pretty good form. They will have the three stern men from last year's crew, which will make a good foundation upon which to make up the remainder of the crew from the new men. They have a very good stroke oar, who will be even better next spring after a few more months of experience...
...their muscular force to the fullest extent. He is a far better type of a runner than his English rival, for the latter often extends his body forward, and uses his limbs much as the steamboats on shallow, narrow rivers do their single wheel in the stern, hence he cannot obtain their full driving power out of them in short distances...
...thus the men, who, from over-conscientiousness or other reasons, have been unwilling to cut, in the end gain nothing by their faithfulness to their work. The petition for extension has already received many signatures, but needs many more before it will be of sufficient moment to move the stern hearts of the faculty. Every student, whether he intends to remain in Cambridge over Thanksgiving or not, should sign the petition...
...game of the day. Three minutes after play was called Harvard succeeded in driving the ball well down to the other goal. New York's goalkeeper rushed out to head it off, but it passed him, and Woods snapped it through the posts. During the stern fifteen minutes' struggle for the next goal darkness settled down, and it became difficult to pass or stop the ball. Flannery of New York got the ball on his stick, and carried it with a fine rush over to Harvard's side. He was met with a strong check, however, and as he fell...