Word: worsteds
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...They are still at work trying to get hold of the rudiments of body work and learning to hold the oars. Almost every one is loose and unsteady. Every one of the men has several individual faults but they are hardly far enough along to criticise them yet. The worst thing of all about the men is that many of them want to shirk everything they can. Some of them are very irregular in coming out and cannot be depended on at all. On a run a few days ago five of the men tried to drop out. With such...
...call attention to the announcement of a course of lectures on English literature by Mr. Copeland, the first of which is to be given tonight. Mr. Copeland has shown that he appreciates what seems to us one of the worst features of college life and of nineteenth century life in general, namely, the neglect of reading. Not only is the art of reading aloud obsolescent, but the habit of reading even to onesself seems in danger of being left behind in the rush and complexity of our modern life. In college we have so many things to attend to that...
...subject of evening dress, if the coat and waistcoat are properly cut and proportioned, and made from tasty cloth, a good dress suit will last a man through his entire college course. But a dress suit is the worst thing to experiment on; many of them are out of style when new, simply because they are not properly cut. The Tuxedo can be dispensed with, if one is to be economical, but not the dress suit, for that is indispensable for every occasion of any importance after sun-down. The long frock is the swell coat of the season...
...subject of evening dress, if the coat and waistcoat are properly cut and proportioned, and made from tasty cloth, a good dress suit will last a man through his entire college course. But a dress suit is the worst thing to experiment on; many of them are out of style when new, simply because they are not properly cut. The Tuxedo can be dispensed with, if one is to be economical, but not the dress suit, for that is indispensable for every occasion of any importance after sun-down. The long frock is the swell coat of the season...
Yale's mass playas did not work very well. Her aggressive was far weaker than her defense. Her worst faults were in fumbling and off side play...