Word: uselessness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...unnecessary to urge upon each member of the senior class the necessity of following implicitly the conditions upon which he purchases his tickets. If much trouble had not been caused in former years from the sale of tickets by a few seniors, this appeal would have been thought useless. Certainly to every man who has the honor of his class at heart, and hopes for a successful Class Day, the appeal is useless...
...battle-ship is 5 years. - (2) Cramp can not construct the best in less than 2 1/2 years: Higgins in Cong. Rec. Vol. 27, p. 3576. - (b) Provision for - (1) Sudden shipwreck, cf. Reina Regente. - (2) Ordinary wear and tear. - (3) Filling place of older ships made nearly useless by modern improvements...
...this end, competition is first necessary. All men who are entitled by their past records to try for parts should surely do so. Competition, however, can not lead to a satisfactory selection if it is undertaken without very careful preparation. The time is fast approaching when it will be useless to attempt such preparation. Seniors who intend to try for Commencement Parts should not much longer postpone their choice of a subject, or they will realize too late that they have lost the opportunity to enter into competition with any chance of success...
...points of view were taken, and such originality was displayed in the different arguments that the interest of the audience remained undiminished to the end. The speaking was characterized by perhaps too little following out of a consecutive line of argument by speakers on the same side and by useless citation of individual instances and comparisons, together with a tendency towards the popular stump speech on the part of several of the debaters; but upon the whole the men spoke well and convincingly and the showing made does credit to all the participants...
CHRISTMAS is coming and men begin to think with a shudder of the impracticable cigar cases, bad cigars and useless knick-knacks that will come to them from their female friends. Some sensible creatures, however, will visit Noyes Bros.' store at the corner of Washington and Summer Streets, and make their selections for their gentlemen friends from the most complete stock of men's furnishing goods in the world. Neckwear, gloves, and a hundred and one welcome adjuncts to a gentleman's toilet offer a choice of gifts which any male creature will be delighted to receive...