Word: tedious
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...that it is difficult to say in what relation his death will be most felt. The government of the University loses in him a successful administrator, sagacious and resourceful, and a stimulating and inspiring teacher; his colleagues, a delightful associate and comrade, whose words and ways brightened many a tedious hour; the students, a warm-hearted, whole-souled friend. Those of us who live near the Yard will miss his picturesque figure, like that of a handsome Andrew Jackson, in long raincoat and soft hat, striding along with the familiar swing, and flinging across the way the brusque greeting...
...guests on Class Day will not care to trudge down to Soldiers Field for anything short of a carefully arranged and interesting set of exercises. The Ivy Oration, even though it be interesting in itself, plus a series of promiscuous cheers, is not worth a tedious and ugly walk on a hot afternoon. SENIOR...
...University nine defeated Columbia in a slow and uninteresting game yesterday by the score of 4 to 1. Neither side was able to hit the ball effectively, and this, together with the absence of any sensational plays, made the game tedious to watch...
...Advocate. Of the others, the "Seamy Side," by R. W. Beach '06, is perhaps the best. It is short and refreshing, and has rather an effective ending, which makes up for the conventionality of the subject. "The Rags of Chivalry," by W. R. Blake, is a very tedious imitation of the Romance style and "One o'Bills" by Simon Greenfield scarcely rises above a kind of bold nonsense; its originality and action alone save it from unjustified absurdity. In conception, "His Talisman," by A. B. Merrill, is good--certainly original but the treatment is unskillful. The editorials, dealing with eligibility...
Situated in Hamilton County, about thirty miles from Cincinnati, these mounds were discovered by two Harvard men, Professors Turner and Putnam. The work of exploring them was tedious, and often the workmen fell into pitfalls, lightly covered with crusts of clay. As the work progressed, however, they made many interesting discoveries. In some of the mounds, altars with skeletons and implements of prehistoric ages were found. Battle-axes, bracelets, knives, the things which were most valued during life, all these were placed by their side when they were buried; on one altar as many as sixty thousand beads were found...