Word: chronically
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...daily college journalism by two such estimable companions. We are pleased, too, to notice that the Ocrnell Era has donned the garb of a Harvard publication. It is a delicate compliment to old Mother Advocate, and may help, when it is known, to still the croaking of some chronic grumbler about the college papers here in Cambridge...
Already we have heard here and there some premature adverse criticism upon the new janitor system which seems to us to resemble the croaking of chronic grumblers. Doubtless there may be cases of genuine grievances, and with the sufferers from an such we sympathize. In general, however, the grumbling we have heard seems decidedly premature. It can hardly be expected that with but two weeks of trial the new system should work to perfection. It should certainly be accorded a fair trial before it is atterly condemned; if, after that trial, it proves inefficient, there will be time enough then...
...fail again if left to itself. The college must show an interest in its welfare if the plan is to be successful. Daily practice, games played away from home, and above all, a strong directing hand are necessary for its successful existence. Lack of practice and a state of chronic indifference, are the reasons why the class games have been useless, as far as the formation of material for the 'Varsity nine is concerned...
...They will not pull over the four-mile course in it at full speed, however, until two days before the race. Then they will be sent for all they are worth, and if nothing happens they are going to make time that will astonish some of the chronic grumblers who are always and forever finding fault with the crew, the coach, the management and everything connected with the navy...
...Minot urged the necessity of regular open-air exercise, and gave peculiar emphasis to this, especially as a preventive of consumption. Symptoms of coming disease are hard to interpret, general wasting being a sign of chronic affections; fever, severe chill or vomiting are the accompaniments of many of the more acute diseases. The lecturer closed with short directions to those who are in any way exposed to the disease, pulmonary consumption. His directions here were simply to live in obedience to the laws of hygiene, being much in the open air and not subjecting the system to protracted exertion...