Word: proudly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...dinned into the ears of the future advocate till he becomes ashamed of many whom he sees practising in the courts. The progressive changes in the regulations, of the school cut off many inferior men, but their places have been readily filled by those whom the school will be proud to send into the profession...
...seem to be more modest, excepting, perhaps, college graduates. They invariably put down all their titles. One who seems proud to have returned to his Alma Mater has written, " '74 and wife." Some Yale man who came up in his freshman year has honored the entire head of one page with his name followed by "Yale, '85." High school maidens and seminary girls appear, perhaps, most frequently. The present visitors' book was opened January 2, 1879, and has now 234 pages filled. On each page there is an average of 23 names, thus making a total of some 5380. Query...
...papers that Mr. Yung Wing, who graduated at Yale and has lived at Hartford until within a year, has, on his return to China, been appointed chief magistrate of the city of Shanghai. People who thought Yung Wing did not amount to much because he never rose to the proud eminence of captain of the Yale base-ball nine, will now see that they were mistaken. - [Philadelphia News...
...down. Last year there was only one student, this year none. The president has a splendid residence just out of town, and the buildings are quiet and lonely looking and seem to hide within their walls much of wisdom, but this is all that is left of the once proud seat of learning...
...result of the foot-ball season has not made us proud. We have a clean record-of defeats. As far as the championship is concerned, the result was satisfactory to us. We have not been overwhelmed by the courtesy of any one of the contestants this year, and we would have been perfectly satisfied to see any one of the three leaders disastrously defeated by the others. It is a matter of congratulation for us, I think, to have had the experience of the year past. It will teach Columbia a lesson, not to believe too much...