Word: withdrawe
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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THIS peculiar trait of human nature, which leads some to withdraw themselves from a friendly association with the rest of mankind, is rare, and we are thankful for it. It is so seldom seen, that to a majority it is a thing of the past, and supposed by them to have perished with the writers who so fully described some remarkable examples of it long years ago. But in a mild form it exists at the present time, and has found its way into the sanctum of the student. We have in our little world well-marked examples of this...
...Addy's throw over third; Bush, Wells, and Tyler having previously made runs. Kent went out on foul bound to White, leaving the score four to three in favor of Harvard. Wells, after taking a fly from Schafer in fine style, sprained his ankle quite badly, and had to withdraw from the game; Tower taking his place, which he filled with much credit...
...GEORGE S. SILSBEE, stroke of the Junior crew, recently had the misfortune to dislocate his arm, which accident rendered it necessary for him to withdraw for a time from College. It is very much to be regretted that he will be unable to fill his place in the crew when he returns. The Freshman crew have sustained a similar loss in A. B. Twombly, whose position in the boat was No. 3. It was not ascertained in precisely what part of his body he was injured, but it was supposed that a cord or tendon had been strained...