Word: turning
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...company with $100,000 capital is behind it, composed of some of the best literary and social elements of New York and Philadelphia. To a young man of a literary turn, who is able to command a small sum as an investment, in order that he may be a principle, a leading position is available, and an opportunity is offered for a name and a profitable life work. Technical newspaper training is not necessary. Idlers will please not write to us; we hope to hear from a young man who means business...
Many of the undergraduates are not pleased with the turn affairs have taken and fear that with six old men in the boat the crew will become overconfident, and not train with sufficient care. The men have been somewhat handicapped by not having a regular coach, but Bob Cook will take them in hand during the Easter recess, when they will row twice a day and at the end of that time a great improvement may be looked...
...successful ball season at Amherst, judging from the skill of the men in training, and the degree of enthusiasm manifested throughout the college, are perhaps as bright as any Amherst has had for the past few years. Wm. Bemis, the trainer, is doing all in his power to turn out a winning team, and as there are many good individual players trying he will undoubtedly put a nine on the field of no little merit...
...freshman class at Princeton will probably turn out a good lacrosse team this year as the number of candidates is large and many of them have had considerable experience on various amateur teams. The class has given good financial support, about $75 having already been raised. The men will begin training next week. Following are the names of some of the most promising candidates: A. Riggs, J. Riggs, Marshell, Magic, McKenney, McIlvaine, Milligan, Ames, Stump, Coulter, Pendleton, Tindle, J. Bent, Prentice and C. E. Rieman. Rieman has been elected captain and will undoubtedly serve well as such...
...less welcome but more obvious traits" of self consciousness and self distrust. Summing up the characteristics of the undergraduate. Mr. Wendall says: "Sincere at heart then we find him; frank, and plagued with a self-consciousness that leads to a somewhat serious lack of assertion, which leads in turn to an evanscent lack of earnestness, and to a rather comical sense of his own immaturity." The author goes on to mention the various manifestations of self a nscicusness, and states that many men exaggerate their vices to pretending to be better than they are, because, of all vices, that which...