Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...courses in Mat emetics are at present, arranged, it is difficult for a student, who does not offer plane trigonometry on his admission examinations to pursue a connected course in analytic geometry while in college. A student who does not offer plane trigonometry must take either plane trigonometry during his freshman year, and wait until his sophomore year before commencing analytics, or he may take an elementary course (B) in analytic geometry during his freshman year, and in that case he will find himself considerably embarrassed in pursuing the subject. For course 3 will be too advanced for him, while...
...spite of the rain yesterday afternoon the Pennsylvania game was played as scheduled. For the first five inning it rained continuously and good playing was very difficult. The pitchers had to put sawdust on the ball before every delivery so the game dragged somewhat. About five o'clock the rain stopped and the rest of the game was quickly played. Harvard played a very good fielding game throughout, the only errors being two wild throws which were excusable because of the slippery condition of the ball. Pennsylvania fieded rather loosely at times but made many good plays. Harvard batted freely...
...Boston, cousin of the well-known dancing teacher, has just been published in a large engraving. The central piece is a sketch of the quadrangle from in front of Grays, together with University, Harvard, and a corner of Massachusetts Halls. The view is unusually complete, and is a difficult one to secure. Around this are grouped two rows of single views of the various halls and buildings, including the dormitories outside of the yard, the recitation halls, Memorial Hall, the two gymnasiums, the Law and Medical school buildings, the observatory, the laboratories, the museums, the two chapels, the Hasty Pudding...
...mines. The salary of a mine superintendent in the eastern part of the United States is usually $2000 or $3000 per annum, and in the Rocky Mountains it reaches as high as $5000. The step from the manager of mine to the owner of one is not difficult, as an experienced man gets opportunities of buying a mine from its ruined owner for very little. For the life of a mine manager a man must be able bodied, fond of an outdoor life, and content to live far from civilization in a condition resembling savagery. Railroads are beginning to employ...
...Linn, a hit by Dalzell, and a base on balls brought McClung and McBride home. Noyes and Cushing struck out. Score 5-to 0. Second-Willard got third on Dalzell's error, Yale's only fielding error, and on Mumford's sacriflce hit reached home. Poole caught a difficult foul from Henshaw's bat and Corning struck out. Yale did not score during the second inning. Poole was out, Corning to Willard; McClintock struck out and Stagg, Calhoun and McClung were left on bases, Downer throwing McBride out at first base. Cummings hit sharply near first...