Word: superiority
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...accustomed to look back on the methods of a half century ago with perhaps a little amusement; and so it is with some surprise that we read, "that the life of the country in that period was in some respects peculiarly favorable to the progress of a superior class of students." However one is somewhat reassured in his feelings of advancement, when the article states, "but that education, either as a philosophy or a practical accomplishment was other than painfully narrow, mechanical, and unnatural in its ordinary condition, he must be a bold man who would affirm." the author then...
...less muddy than the grass. That this can be done goes without saying. And if the sward we have been so proud of in the past looks rough and worn next Class Day, it will not be entirely the fault of the students, for the grass now offers superior attractions to pedestrians, and the college almost puts a premium on walking over...
...proves the principle also. Moreover, coaching by a competent person does not mean merely better work of the same kind. It means a different kind of work, attention to details, a gradual improvement in the game, elimination of objectionable features. A score of instances could be mentioned in which superior head work, thoughtful training, such as a student cannot be expected to give has helped the Yale team. We all know how much weaker individually, and yet how much stronger collectively, Yale's nine was than ours last year. But there is no use multiplying instances. We have better foot...
...this fall has been limited to three-quarters of an hour a day. On the whole, '87 is to be heartily congratulated on their good work, for though playing in the face of many obstacles as they were forced to do, they proved themselves fully as powerful, if not superior to their opponents. Their captain, too, deserves especial commendation for his fair and impartial management, as well as his very effective play in the field. The contesting teams were as follows : Harvard, '87-Forwards, Tilton, Brooks Burgess, Cochrane, (capt.) Keyes, Bartol and Fiske; quarter-back, Fletcher; half-backs, Willard...
...Gibson, after his defeat for the lord rectorship of St. Andrews, telegraphed to Mr. Lowell to congratulate him and to say that no one recognized more readily than himself Mr. Lowell's eminence and superior claims...