Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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American society lacks individuality. There is an artificiality in it all that deprives it of life and freedom. In the various grades of society, aristocracy and democracy are prone to assert themselves to excess. A man who emphasizes his aristocracy shows that he is ignorant of the true position of aristocracy; the man who boasts of his democracy does the greatest harm to the cause of democracy...
...class in developing exercises will begin in the gymnasium today at 5 o'clock. As the number of applicants for membership in this class is much in excess of the capacity of the main floor it will be impossible to give positions to all who have applied. Should any whose names are on the plan, and thereby assigned regular positions fail to fill them, their places may be taken by those whose names are on the waiting list. The positions on the floor and the names on the plan will be numbered correspondingly, so any one can rapidly find...
...training has been much better, but not up to the standard which is required. Whether or not the erratic playing of the nine has been caused by this loose system of training, is a question which the men themselves can best answer, for they only know just to what excess they have carried it. However this may be, it is unpardonable that any man should jeopardize the chances of victory by his own private conduct. The principle at stake is one, the justice of which every fair minded person will admit. A man owes it to the University he represents...
...treasurer's report stated that $3262. 12 was expended in excess of receipts, making the total expenditures for the year...
...Sever 9. Where last year there were about five hundred pictures on exhibition there are now over six hundred. Also, there is this year a greater number of fine prints, including bromides and platino types. The number of pictures which have been developed by the photographer is far in excess of those in which he has simply made the exposure and a professional has done the res. The marine pictures are especially fine, and there are a great many of Europe and different parts of our own country which are deserving of great merit. There are numerous fine enlargements, several...