Word: tediousness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...absence of an elementary laboratory course in these subjects. The only course in which a knowledge of them can be acquired is in Physics C where only the last four months of the college year is devoted to their study and the first five are filled with tedious experiments on force, light, sound, heat, etc. on which many students do not care to spend their time. The science of electrical engineering has assumed immense importance in the last few years, and in some institutions, notably the Institute of Technology, the subject of electrical engineering forms, by itself, a complete course...
...final bout in the light-weight wrestling between Craig and Austin was the only really tedious event on the programme. First one and then the other seemed to have the advantage but without any effect. After numerous holds had been taken and broken the judge gave them a lock hold and Craig was quickly thrown. Time, 15m. The second round was finished in about one third the time of the first, Austin getting a firm hold around Craig's body and easily throwing him, thus winning the bout...
There is every prospect of the meeting to-day being very uninteresting. There are no entries in the heavy weight sparring and only two men are in the middle weight, which, with the tug-of-war will constitute the only enjoyable part of the meeting. The wrestling is inevitably tedious if the men are well matched, and farcical if they are not. With this gloomy outlook before us, the least the stewards can do is to make everything go off as quickly as possible, and to see that there are no unnecessary delays between the events. One more thing also...
...second half year begins Monday with many bright things in view. During the tedious mid-years the students have been "holding hard," to use a familiar figure, while the faculty got ready for this fresh "heave." That the vigor of the latter has been increased by the respite, is shown in the unusually attractive Calendar for the coming week. The more popular announcements include one of the Chaucer Readings by Prof. Briggs, so much enjoyed last year: Mr. O. W. Holmes' lecture on "The Law"; Dr. Farnham's "Health and Strength"; Prof. Hill's Lecture to freshmen on "English Authors...
Play will be continued to-day, beginning at 10 o'clock, and all players are requested to be on hand promptly as the management wishes that the tournament be finished without any tedious delay. It is expected that the tournament will be nearly finished by night...