Word: saying
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...those who know Leavitt it is not necessary to say that there is not a word of truth in the above. The real facts are these: Shearman had at the games a pole which he had neglected to test beforehand, and when he came to use it he found that it was too heavy. He thought that Leavitt's pole would suit him better, and requested the loan of it. Leavitt is a much lighter man than Shearman, and there was considerable question whether the pole would endure the additional strain; it was therefore perfectly natural that Leavitt should...
...conduct of the freshman nine at New Haven calls for the severest censure. To say that it was disgraceful is too mild a term. It was foolish and utterly unwarranted by the state of the case. After it had been decided that the game had to be played then or not at all, the Harvard men were bound honor to do their best. The weather was no worse for them than for the Yale men, who in spite of the rain seem to have made a creditable showing...
...matter which nine won. It was a sign of good feeling which many men would be glad to have revived. We hope that this suggestion will be acted upon, if possible, on Thursday. A brief announcement would easily attract a large number of students, and it is needless to say that the singing would be appreciated...
...such is the intention, we protest against it earnestly. If the custom in our college examinations had been to require a full knowledge in the final examinations of what has already been required in the mid-years, or, if a long warning had been given, we should say nothing whatever. When, however, we have but three or four weeks before the finals, and notice is given that the whole year's work must be prepared, we think it contrary to all precedent, and too much to expect of anyone...
What Professor Lumholtz had to say of the natives themselves was, however, the most instructive part of the talk. He is the only European who has ever made this people a study. They are unquestionably the lowest of the human race in the scale of civilization; everything connected with their life proves this. The language is very simple, the vocabulary being extremely limited: there are no general words, as the natives do not make the simplest generalization; whole ideas are expressed by single words, and everything marks a primitive phase of human life. This is even more clearly shown...