Word: tend
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...talent and good-fellowship, so that even when the sons of a gentleman and his coachman were school-fellows, the same respect was extended to both. Besides this, the school owes much of its high tone to its old traditions, ceremonies, buildings, and even dress,* all of which tend to impress a boy with the importance of his position and the necessity of keeping up the honor and dignity of the school. One of the most interesting of the old ceremonies is the public supper in the great dining-hall (adorned with pictures by Verrio, Lely, and Holbein), which...
...easy as descent. In manners and morals, too, as well as in study, the effects of new companionship and release from so much restraint are soon felt. Sociability leads to occasional smoking, which is again well, or, at least, not very ill. But sociability and smoking tend to introduce beer, and upon the foundations of this trio, all harmless in themselves, a very pretty character may be built - or destroyed. So with theatre-going - a profitable recreation; but the unfortunate predilection of modern society for the spectacular (a word intimately associated with blond wigs and pink tights) exists even...
...that was the one which Mr. Babcock made, and no member of the crew (and who could feel any injustice more keenly than members of that crew?) has written or said a word against the decision. To them especially is this newspaper discussion, which at best can only tend to result in bad feeling, unjust; for some part of the dissatisfaction thus expressed may be imputed to them, since they were the parties most interested in the race...
...points," if such there are, would be a discreet act. To all such we would say, that the Committee, throwing away all selfish motives, and disregarding any advantage which might be attained through silence on such subjects, have acted on the generous and commendable principle that their publication would tend to foster the interest taken in the improved style of rowing now springing up at our various colleges...
...larger than desirable, and would also consume time which would be hard to obtain. The second is to arrange, if possible, a tournament at Springfield, in which all the colleges will take part, on or about the time of the regatta. It is thought that such a course would tend to increase the interest in the matches, and the expenses would not be greater than those attending the first plan, while the receipts would be much larger. In this case the Nine would have to remain in Cambridge for two or three weeks after the close of College, when...