Word: towardness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...toss and took the west end of the field. At precisely 2.30 o'clock play was called, and, quickly dribbling the ball, Adams of Princeton attempted to run with it. He was neatly tackled by Peters, who gained the ball, and by shrewd handling worked it well toward Princeton's 25-yard line. Here it was forced over the line, and Referee Camp announced a touch in goal. It was immediately kicked out by Princeton, but only to fall into the hands of quarter-back Beecher of the Yale team, who made a strong run with it toward the Princeton...
...second debate of the Union for this year was decided success in point of numbers present and vigor of debate. The formal wording of the question was, "Resolved, that the advance of civilization justifies the policy which the United States has pursued toward the Chinese." Mr. M. C. Hobbs of the Law School appeared as the first champion of the United States. He opened with a historical sketch of the inter-course of our government with China, dwelling particularly on the Burlingame treaty and the Blaine bill. His main historical points were statistics in regard to immigration and the control...
Several complaints have recently been received concerning the actions of the bursar. There has long been felt throughout the college a dissatisfaction at the conduct of this gentleman toward the students. Many of his acts have bordered slightly on the tyrannical with no rules to support them. It is true that in past years, and even at present, perhaps, some of the students have irritated the bursar by their strenuous efforts to acquire rooms despite his efforts to the contrary. Notwithstanding this, the innocent should not be made to pay the penalty due the guilty. At least there should...
...remains in force, and to us it seems to be the one of most consequence. The small amount of open-air exercise taken by the majority of undergraduates has often called forth a great deal of unfavorable comment, and fairly enough, too. Tennis has, it is true, gone far toward establishing a new order of things, yet even tennis can hardly claim to offer itself as a substitute for the energetic exercise to be obtained on the foot-ball field. We should be glad, then, if the customary matches between club tables and societies could be renewed this fall...
...Club at the beginning of last year, there was a debt of more than $2000.00. In the reduction of this debt I have paid, according to the following accounts $2080.94. In handing over the accounts of the present treasurer. I have bills against us to the amount of $1737.54. Toward the payment of these bills I have in cash $160.11 and, in bills receivable, all of which I consider certain of being paid $308.42, making my excess of liabilities over assets $1269.01. From this it can be seen that I have reduced the debt of the Boat Club...