Word: rather
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...work will be conducted under the usual conditions and the customary standard of efficiency will be required. In this competition, which will close shortly before the mid-year examinations, stress will be laid rather upon the quality and accuracy than upon the quantity of the candidates' work...
...secret practice which the University squad held yesterday afternoon in the Stadium was very light. The squad was rather late in coming on to the field, as Coach Haughton gave the players a preliminary drill in the baseball cage...
...instructor. Undoubtedly such freedom from tedious discussion and importunity is a blessing to the instructor. On the other hand, it leaves him defenceless against frequent suspicions of unfairness. It seems reasonable to expect that an instructor whose gradings are fair should be willing to support his judgment rather than take refuge behind a secret code of marks...
...Williams man recovered the ball. There was no life in the team and O'Flaherty at quarterback failed to get the men on their toes. He was slow in driving the team, lacking the decisiveness which he showed in the Bowdoin game. In the backfield Leslie and Rogers were rather slow in starting and failed to keep their feet. Frothingham though not as brilliant in the second half made several long gains outside of tackle; his kicking, however, was far from satisfactory...
...Harvard defence was very good. Williams only made one first down on straight football, that on a 22-yard run by Lewis. Forster was rather weak, and once West let Prindle by for five yards. Nevertheless, the defensive work was Harvard's best quality. In the second half Captain Fish, who was hardly in condition, played brilliantly in Forster's place, inspiring the team with new life, which made the victory possible...