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Word: whether (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...begun and the men have settled down after the Christmas recess, the various athletic teams are being talked about, and the base-ball men have begun to practice as much as possible in the gymnasium. The cage has not been finished yet and it seems doubtful at present whether it will be ready for use for some time, though it was expected that practice could begin there immediately upon the re opening of college. A rather erroneous opinion of Princeton's prospects for a nine seem to have become current, and one much too favorable to her. There is good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Letter. | 1/24/1888 | See Source »

...Dishonesty Bounn" is fairly amusing. It is labored in parts and the whole makes one ask whether the writer might not have told the whole allegory in shorter words. Condensation would have made the point of the tale stronger and more enjoyable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The "Advocate." | 1/24/1888 | See Source »

...they were cold. It was rumored that the cake was made by the fair collegians and so the men ate it out of courtesy. Some of them were missing Tuesday. They were probably whiling away the lonely hours in the seclusion of their rooms, debating whether life is worth living. It does not always pay to be courteous. Revived by these refreshments, the men passed the remaining time till eight o'clock, idling about the dressing rooms...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Pierian Concert at Wellesley. | 1/18/1888 | See Source »

Committees were appointed (1) to confer with like committees of the other classes, in regard to the plan for student representation in the government of the college; (2) to arrange for individual photographs of the class; and (3) to report whether improvements can be made upon the ordinary Commencement and Class-Day programmes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: What the Senior Class at Columbia Intend to do for Their Alma Mater. | 1/14/1888 | See Source »

...gladly pass them by, but as such is the case we must notice them in the hope that our denial may reach the eyes of those who have been persuaded against us. Then they will investigate, and will see that the ignorant news gatherer has been greatly in error, whether maliciously or not we cannot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/13/1888 | See Source »

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