Word: account
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...newspaper. Upon close examination, the paper was found to be a Thanksgiving copy of "Ye Blatant Home," published by "certaine of ye students of Harvarde College." It was No. 4, Vol. II, and bore the date "November 23d, 1699." Among other things, there was an account of a "game of foot-balle between ye youthes of faire Harvarde and ye men of Yayle." The game had been played "3 dayes previous," and the account was interesting in marking the divergence of the present system of foot-ball from the good old custom. With the permission of "the store" we publish...
...very interesting little account of the experiences of our last year's freshman crew at New London has just appeared. A few copies are on sale at Sever...
...large. This is true, but it must be remembered that the success of this attempt would give more men the enjoyment of sparring. Practice of this kind is, as all other gymnasium exercise, merely a recreation for the mind, but I cannot understand why it should not on that account be well cultivated. The art of self-defence, while it gives a person a happy confidence as an athlete, does not destroy the instincts of the gentleman, but engenders on the contrary equanimity of temper. Your paper fears also that the enjoyment of a special teacher in sparring would...
...past will continue to exhibit itself and that such changes will from time to time be made as will lift the game into its true position, as the most exciting and most skilful of college games. Harvard has ever been in the foremost rank of reform, and on this account also we are glad of her re entry...
...Yale Record in the review of its exchanges gives the following complimentary account of Harvard journalism. Speaking of chestnuts it says...