Word: strikingly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...many ways in which the life there differs from that familiar to us, are shown and commented upon. The first part of the article describes at length the college course, and the methods of obtaining the A. B. degree. The points here brought out which will probably strike the Harvard undergraduate most forcibly are, first, the absence of afternoon recitations, and, second, the presence of only three examinations during the college course. The second part of the article is devoted to the social side of the Oxonian's life, and the third, to Oxford athletics. The social situation is summed...
...rights of men; secondly the principles of the nation; then sound currency; and the protective tariff for revenue; civil service reform; and finally, in a word - progress. An honest man who differs from me and our party on Tariff Reform must judge between two questions and strike a balance governing himself accordingly. If a man votes with the Democratic party, it is possible that he may attain his wish and further the cause of Free Trade, but at the same time he will lend his influence for free silver. The lesser of two evils is to vote for a revenue...
...Vredenburg is quoted as saying that Princeton will support Harvard and Yale in making every effort to do away with this sport, but he doubts whether they could carry their point, owing to the opposition of the smaller colleges. He also said that an effort would be made to strike the bicycle races from the list of events, and that, in spite of Harvard's antagonism, there is some chance that the scheme may prove successful. Some of the most promising candidates are given below...
...turtle-back wedge which '95 used for the first time yesterday in a game was inefficient as a general thing, the ends and backs not having learned to keep well bunched as they strike the line...
...this passage the things that strike us at once are first the great liberality of the householder, secondly his patience and the variety of his appeals. In our own life God has done a great many things for all of us, even for the most unfortunate. Consider, too, His patience, and the number and variety of His appeals...