Word: thrown
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sense an advantage to the student. But more than this is the loss of comparatively a whole year and one too of the most importance in a man's life. Of course it must be admitted that it is most foolish for a student to be thrown into college so prepared that he can only struggle along with great difficulty. But it must be granted also that if a man is thoroughly prepared to take his entrance examinations, he can easily keep along with his class. If, however, it comes to a question of a man's working hard...
...affirmative; and Messrs. E. A. Hibbard, '84, and Goodale, '85, for the negative. The vote of the house on the merits of the question was affirmative 6, negative 35; on the merits of the debate of the principal disputants affirmative 20, negative 31. When the debate had been thrown open to the house, Mr. McIntosh spoke for the affirmative; Messrs. Bowen, Darling and others for the negative. The vote on the merits of the debate as a whole stood affirmative 1, negative...
...another goal. The kick-off was stopped by our rushers. Belknap seized the ball and rushed down the field. When tackled, after a good run, he passed the ball to Bird, who got a little further and then was downed very near Wesleyan's lines. The ball was then thrown to Moffat, who made a pretty run and secured a touchdown. From this the ball was punted out to Kimball, but so wildly that he could not get it. Travers, however, at last secured it, and it was passed back to Moffat, who kicked another goal. After play back...
MATCH I.Ten glass balls thrown from Bogardus trap s 18 yard rise...
...writer, the rule seems inexpedient and unjust. It was undoubtedly made to prevent any chance of the meetings becoming inconveniently Jong. The '83 committee of arrangement proposed a similar rule, but by motion in the meeting the rule was thrown out. Subsequent events justified the action of the meeting. The secretary eventually elected would have been thrown out at the first had the meeting not amended the rules. Later in the evening the orator finally receiving the majority of votes would have been rejected by such a rule as the '84 committee propose. To prove that freedom of ballot need...