Word: weak
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first of these arguments is plainly weak. It is easy to see that an instructor might find several examination books (say, for example, four) the difference in worth between any two of which might not exceed one per cent., yet of which the best clearly belonged in class a, the worst in class b. He must then decide into which class to put the two intermediate books. Whether he puts both in a, both in b, or one in each of these classes, he has to make a distinction quite as fine as any under the old system. The result...
...years in the field or on first base. His fielding is very good, though it is at the bat that he excels, his total hits being phenomenal. Bisbee has played on his class team for two years. He is an excellent fielder, but his batting is apt to be weak though he would probably improve with practise...
...valuable all-round player. Gallivan has played on his class team for two years. His fielding is fair, and last year he led the batting in the class games. Morgan and Clark played on the '89 team. Morgan is an excellant fielder, but his throwing and batting are weak. He has the making of a good player Clark is also a good fielder and weak batter. Young, Mumford and Miller are new men. Miller was captain and short-stop of the Trinity nine last year...
...Advocate closes with a piece entitled "Woodland Music." It has a certain "swing" which is agreeable. The poetry in this number of the paper, however, is not up to its usual standard by any means, and is in fact rather weak...
...possible representation from the three lower classes. There are now four editors from '88, and four from '89; we shall take on one more editor from each class as soon as men have proved their fitness for the position; by fitness we do not mean mere ability to write weak editorials on nothing, but to handle real, strong, forcible English, to write clearly and legibly, and above all things to have ideas. There are undoubtedly twenty men in either class qualified to fill these places, and we want to know them all, or at least know where to find them...