Word: account
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...gentleman who visited Yale with the '88 nine last spring gives the following account of this unique custom, which may be of interest to Harvard men who have not witnessed it, - especially to the '89 men, who, it is to hoped, will not witness it at all. * * * * "The 23rd of May last, - a day famous in Harvard athletic annals, - was a gloomy enough one from a freshman point of view; apart from the fact that the day itself opened in clouds and rain, the game which followed seemed to have partaken of the nature of the weather, and the ensemble...
...Wilson, treasurer during the past year, then read a statement of his account. The full report will be published in the CRIMSON of Saturday...
...skates. This year, however, the polo players have done something really worthy of note by winning the Newport tournament, and bringing to Harvard the Westchester Cup, representing the championship of America. We hope to find space in our columns at some time during the present week for a short account of the championship games...
...Beta Kappa orator of the morrow, Hon. William H. Rawle, occupied a prominent seat, and notables were as numerous as is usual on such occasions. Well it was that the intellectual repast was of such a high order, for the viands, tho' choice, could be little enjoyed on account of the crowded condition of the hall. It was estimated that fully 1500 alumni were present. After struggling through this part of the feast, the lighter and more enjoyable portion came. Mr. Choate made the introductory speech in his usual facetious style, and then called upon President Eliot to tell...
...title, I don't know whether No. 2816 is the Chronicle of Fernando Lopez or not. If it is so, he that buys it at its weight in gold will make a cheap bargain. . Lopez in my opinion, was the first historical writer of the fifteenth century, and his account of the battle of Aljubarrata is surpassed by nothing known to me in the literature of the middle ages. I hope it will be deterre by some scholar, and that the Sunderland copy if it is really the work I am speaking of, may find its way into an American...