Word: afternoon
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...however, seem to deserve especial attention, inasmuch as the consecutive examinations are of course no test of whether the man has worked faithfully during the past term. We do not believe that any one, however thorough his knowledge, could do justice to five subjects in five successive mornings and afternoons. The test is only one of mental and physical endurance, and a severe one at that. The crowding of Junior metaphysics and logic into the morning and afternoon of the same day seems peculiarly unfortunate for those who wish to anticipate the logic. Since the Faculty refused to grant...
...former tournaments, with the exception of the parallel bars, - an event which proved uninteresting from the want of skilful contestants. However, there are still events enough to occupy the full time of the meetings. We are pleased also to note that the sports have been changed to the afternoon; a time more convenient to all, we are sure, except our good Boston members, who may consider the change an encroachment upon their Saturday promenades in town. The prizes will be selected according to the best judgment of the officers, but of course the funds of the Association will not allow...
...river, or a stroll around the foot-ball ground, but during the winter "the thing" is to take no exercise at all. So the Gymnasium is left to men who do not know what a sin they are committing, and who appear to enjoy playing tenpins all the afternoon, or lifting a five-pound dumb-bell for hours together...
...notice in the list of examination groups published in another column that some examinations have been put down for the afternoon. Last year great dissatisfaction with this practice was expressed by the students, who complained that the afternoon was a time decidedly unfavorable for such severe work as a three-hour examination. We hope that some way may be found whereby all the examinations may take place in the morning...
LAST Tuesday afternoon, a little while before dinner, I was down at the Rink. The place was full of skaters, good and bad; round the circle, on the outside, swung happy couples; in the centre two or three stylish young men were solemnly going through the most wonderful evolutions, to the delight of the children peeping through the ventilators; and in one corner two bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked girls were practising a graceful figure which I had never seen. They knew I was watching them; for I heard the light-haired one ask the other if I were...