Word: useless
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...minutes' rest was allowed before the men came to the scratch once more. Bowen got several good holds, Hunter turned quickly and avoided a fall. Bowen gave up ground work, finding it useless to turn over his adversary. Bowen was hurt, and three minutes were given for repairs. After several minutes more of good hard wrestling, time was called without either man having secured a fall...
That this generous gift might not be useless, the liberality of our friends at home supplied us with the means of building and furnishing a house; and we are now erecting a fitting home for the School, which will be ready for occupation next October. But we are still without provisions for the regular expenses of the School, especially for the salary of a permanent director. It was obvious from the beginning that our School could never aspire to the rank and importance which the French and German schools at Athens have long maintained, and could never undertake continuous...
...publish a paragraph from the Yale News with respect to the recent election of the members of the Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard. The spirit of the article in question proves the utter needlessness of any serious reply beyond a simple and direct denial of the statement. It is useless to attempt to argue with those who do not care to learn facts, and who add prejudice to ignorance. When pugilism is said to be the recommendation for membership in the Harvard chapter, the writer who spreads such silly gossip stamps himself as ignorant not only of the Phi Beta...
...greeted with that same feeling of sublime relief with which the traveller of the desert is said to be imbued when he perceives the green oasis rising 'midst the Saharan sands. It has been urged in some quarters that a recess of one day would be worse than useless, and that the day would be literally wasted. This is not so, however, for in our belief, every one would do better work in the weeks which follow. O, that the kindly eyes of the benign overseers may rest in favor on this final wail of the long, long series...
...COWLES.It is useless to add anything to our editorial of yesterday. "We have not one of us, been a moment unfavorable to the new plan; it is the best thing for all of us. Congratulations brothers! Hurrah for the new league...