Word: weaknesses
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...game on Saturday last between the University Nine and the Live Oaks proved quite an interesting one. The fielding of both Nines was very good, but the batting, owing to effective pitching on both sides, was quite weak; the so-called weak strikers came to our rescue, however, in the fifth inning, and saved the situation. While all played well, a beautiful one-hand stop by Leeds, and several excellent pick-ups by Wright, are worthy of special mention. Below is the full score...
...college graduates; while, to acquire this power, we have no instruction at all. The most important part of our education is left for us to seek out as best we may from newspapers and the experiences of daily life. I think that we all feel that this is the weak point in our education, - the ignorance of how to apply to the great questions of the day the knowledge we get from our studies...
...they made but six errors and scored a victory satisfactory to their friends and surprising to their opponents. The pitching, too, seems to be well up to the high standard of last year, and greatly troubles even the professional striker. Batting and base-running seem to be the weak points of the Nine. There are some men who are good, reliable batters, but there are others of whom little is expected in this line. During the past week it has been the misfortune of the Nine, at several important crises, to have the good batting of a few men utterly...
...hope that all persons who have the least interest in our boating will join the clubs; it is a great mistake that many make in thinking that because they may be too light or weak to row for the crews, this should hinder them from joining their club. It is hoped to make the house and boats attractive enough to induce men who are not able or disposed to train for the races to join for the sake of the pleasure derived from sculling around the river watching the crews, and using the six and four oars when the crews...
...corrected by other persons. This practice seems to us unjust, as the instructor is the only person who can make a just estimate of the knowledge shown by his examination. In the pursuit of the course he is supposed to become acquainted, to some degree, with the strong and weak points of the students who take his elective, and the examination shows how far his estimate has been correct; further, it affords him an opportunity of giving a student credit for apparent improvement. On the other hand, a person unacquainted with the system on which the instruction has been carried...