Word: stronge
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Leipsic University, a few years ago, the socialistic element was particularly strong. German Socialists, Russian Nihilists, and bold radical spirits from Poland, Roumania, and other countries of Europe, composed a strange and reckless company in the heart of the university. A young American, of extremely radical views, entered the university at about this time, and it was his fortune to meet in daily intercourse the most extreme socialistic and nihilistic section. B - , as his name may be called, had determined to earn his own living for the first year, and, as a result, he soon found himself in the Convictorium...
...struggles, first for existence and then for an education, the young socialists, old beyond their years and savage in their hatred of the existing order of things, showed among themselves a manly cordiality and a true convivial spirit. The American pronounced them all "good fellows." Yet each preserved his strong personality at all times, and it would be hard to find any where such resolution and firmness of character as was exhibited by these students...
Indeed, Yale must be in a strong position when it can rest for its pre-eminence on "traditions." In how strong a position Yale is at present the readers of current comment know, with alumni on every hand crying for a new president and a new curriculum, for an abandonment of those antiquated methods which have left Yale far in the rear of these modern times...
...change catcher Young is a very good man. '89 seems extremely fortunate in having two such good men as she has for this important place. Raymond and McKay are also good men who are trying for this position. Hurley is a candidate for change pitcher. He is a strong batter. For first-base there are two candidates, McClellan and Shattuck. Both men are good, McClellan, however, seems to be the better man. Captain Morgan will play second base. He is a good batter in addition to his fielding abilities. Clark is considered the best man for short-stop...
...degree at Harvard. If true comparisons could be made, there can be no doubt that Harvard would be shown to be quite as free from this evil as any other New England college. The manliness evident in all departments of college life, and the maturity of Harvard men, are strong evidences that the vast majority of students would utterly scorn to make use of unfair means to gain an end which is valuable, only so far as it is genuine. While every thoughtful Harvard man will admit this last statement, there can be no doubt that cribbing is practised...