Word: tedious
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...were required to read before presenting themselves. Of these, not more than 100-to make a generous estimate-were creditable to either writer or teacher. This year I did not read the books, but one who did makes this report: "Few were remarkably good, and few extraordinarily bad; a tedious mediocrity was everywhere...
...this tedious mediocrity which has amazed me year after year. In spelling, punctuation, and grammar, some of the essays are a little worse than the mass, and some a great deal better; but in other respects there is dead-level, unvaried by a fresh thought or an individual expression. Almost all the writers use the same common-place vocabulary-a very small one-in the same confused way. One year, after reading 200 or 300 compositions on "The Story of the Tempest," I found myself in such profound ignorance of both plot and characters that I had to read...
...game played yesterday afternoon by eighty-eight against the Brown freshmen was, in a way, interesting, inasmuch as it showed pretty plainly what must be done in order to win the game at New Haven next Saturday After watching the careless playing of our nine during the tedious two hours that the game lasted, we are led, in all kindness and good will, to offer a few suggestions. Now we offer our advice simply because we think that the team is capable of improving its play by following it, and because we cannot believe that success is to be attained...
RUNNING BROAD JUMP.This event proved rather tedious as it took a long time to decide. Bradley finally won, jumping 19 feet, 5 1-2 inch. Lund and Fogg tied for second place at 18 feet, 11 iches. In jumping it off Fogg won with a jump of 18 feet...
...that if, in their opinion, it is inadvisable to hold the sports on another atternoon this week, they should begin the meeting as soon as possible after 1 o'clock on Saturday, and "lump" some of the events, so that several of the more tedious exhibitions, (as throwing the hammer, putting the shot, the mile races, and c.) come together. If the events are started promptly, and consolidated in this way, the field could be left clear by 4 P.M. Those wishing to buy tickets for both the sports and the game, could do so at the beginning...