Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...recognized and in the desire to observe the rights of individuals the rights of the body of tennis players were left to a considerable degree uncared for. This year, however, the case is very different, while last year the number of tennis players in college was not largely in excess of the accommodation in the way of courts, some slight alterations in the rules made it possible to put matters in a much fairer condition. But since that time, Holmes field, which supplied the greater number of the courts, has become practically useless, and will probably remain so for some...
...rush took place promptly at the appointed hour. The classes were not unequally matched, for, although there were twenty-eight freshwomen and twenty-four sophomores, the aggregate weight of the latter was largely in excess of that of their competitors. The freshwoman who wore the back hair for which the battle was to be fought, was placed in the centre of a compact mass of her classmates, who were resolved to defend her at all hazards. The sophomores, confident of an easy victory, had made few preparations for the contest, except that of putting on their oldest clothes, and they...
...Advertiser writer. We do not believe, however, that under a categorical examination he would still hold that his description of the evil covers all cases and is a satisfactory basis of argument. Professionalism is too formless a dragon to attack with any hope of victory. Excess and occasional brutality in college sports are specific charges offering chance for specific reform...
...Chapman, '83, thought it to be the general opinion that the faculty is not in the wrong in trying to stem the tide of professionalism in the college; but its present action is inconsistent and impracticable. Most will admit the possibility of an excess of professionalism, Mr. Sexton thought; professionalism and the employment of professionals were different things, however. The one was an evil; the other was not necessarily...
...sports, while in New England the French calisthenics are popular. Each system is good in its way, but in order to make perfect bodies and clear heads the three should be combined. There are probably no sports more invigorating than skating, bicycling, and riding horseback, but if carried to excess they are positively detrimental to the nervous system. This is the great trouble with our athletic clubs and college societies. All sorts of feats are indulged in for personal gratification, for medals, for money. How can a student give that cool, deliberative thought to his books while his mind...