Word: slightly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...took for Lis text the words from lsiah, "He planted an ash tree and the rain did nourish it." In the course of his remarks Dr. Books said that in college life men are too apt to be obsequious to the rich and popular fellow and to overlook or slight the brave, earnest man who happens to be poor or unpopular. A man's life can be developed fully only by considering his supernatural part, by maintaming toward rich and poor a sincere, christion demeanor. Then only, with careful regard to its nourish men, can the tree...
...erection are drawn from the students. It would be far better surely that roomrent should be reduced with the college surplus, than that it should be expended in adornment. Any improvements will of course be welcome if they are made in a proper way. As between even a slight reduction of room rent and an iron fence, however, self interest would dictate the choice of the former. The college, we doubt not, is too wise to pursue any other course...
DEAR SIRS: Some slight correction should be made in the account given by you yesterday of the new boat house...
...following are the officers of the Yale Football Association for the coming year: president, Yeomans, '90; vice-president, H. I. Drummond, '90, treasurer, Tweedy, '91; secretary, J. F. Barnett, '91. The treasurer's report which was read showed a slight deficit in the treasury, owing principally to the inability to arrange a game with Harvard...
...afternoon between the Columbia crew and the Atlantas on the Passaic at Newark. The course lacked little of being two miles, and from start to finish it was one continual spurt, at one time both crews pulling as high as 40 strokes to the minute. The Atlantas got a slight advantage at the start and soon were nearly a length ahead, but could not increase this lead until after the mile was passed. when they spurted in magnificent style so that at three quarters of a mile from the finish they had a little over a length of open water...