Word: tending
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Leahy's article on "Realism and Reality" is an admirably balanced essay, and expresses in beautifully chosen language the thoughts of one who has evidently devoted much serious thought to his subject. The utter impossibility of the absolute realism to which modern writers tend ever becoming a true work of literature is forcibly and convincingly stated. The style of the essay is throughout smooth, the language is glowing and full of life-a worthy medium for such good thoughts...
...custom is a gracious one and things of this nature are what tend to make the feeling between colleges one of gentlemanly and courteous rivalry and not one of bitter antagonism...
...however, and the Harvard defence had very lively work for a few minutes. When the ball finally went to the visitors' end of the field our attack got in some very pretty team work. Dudley after several quick tips secured a shot and put the ball between the goal-tend's feet, as the men of both teams supposed, but the goal was not allowed. After more hard fighting, Blodgett threw a beauty, which the goal-tend was forced to dodge to avoid being struck in the face, again the umpire decided no goal. Play went on, and at this...
...life. A university club would be a valuable auxiliary in this movement. It would fill a place which no other college society can fill, since the object of other societies is to promote intercourse only between one class of students. A university club would embrace all classes. It would tend to break up fractions and cliques. It would bring together congenial men, who might not otherwise become acquainted. By the facilities which it would offer in the way of interesting magazines and papers, it would attract a great many men at odd hours in the day. The club rooms would...
...parallel outside of those notorious faction fights, which have done so much "to make Yale infamous." At the present time, there is less hostile feeling between different societies at Harvard, considering its size, than at any other college in America! Such a club as the one proposed would not tend to promote sociability among the students, because it would not constitute a common bond of sympathy or interest. Men of different tastes and social position cannot be induced to mingle with each other by any such means. This is a difficulty which cannot be obviated. The great cost...