Word: worth
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...presentation of Old Heads and New Hearts at the Museum is always worth seeing. The performance is all that can be desired...
...paired down and a number of small holes made in them. It is now possible to row eighteen strokes a minute on fixed seats without any trouble. It will no doubt be possible in the future to improve the tank a great deal but it is not deemed worth while to do it this year because the crew will soon go on the water...
...have been made by leagues.' Experience has abundantly proved that nothing is to be hoped from these 'leagues.' They are worse than useless for purposes of reform and are the sources of incessant misunderstanding, quarrels and recriminations between the colleges represented." The president considers that a dual league is worth trying; but one of the evils of intercollegiate sports is not so much the number of them as their intensity-the great amount of preparation undergone to carry them on. The president says, "What is desirable for the right conduct of college sports is that all practice should be done...
...away amidst the greatest hilarity. There has never been seen in the city a brighter, jollier, or more commendable farce comedy; as for the company, it is one of the best seen in Boston this year as the names promised and the players' efforts have fulfilled. It is well worth while to commend such a play as The City Directory. The next is its last week. The next attraction will be the charming comedienne, Miss Rosina Vokes, who will for her opening bill give three new plays: "The Old Musician," "Wig and Gown," "My Lord in Livery," all said...
...editorial in the Spirit of the Times about the challenges of Cornell to Yale and Harvard is worth reading. We cut out the following paragraphs...