Word: account
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Captain Fargo of the Freshman nine who has been lately confined to his room on account of his knee, has recovered sufficiently to be able to coach the team, though he does not expect to practise for several days...
...Princetonian" has rather a gloomy account of their nine's chances for the championship this year, which ends up by saying: "success for the nine is not impossible, but it does not seem probable...
...ensuing half year in college circles will bring many events which are of immediate interest to all students. An account of these occurences, as will be given in the CRIMSON, will make a complete history of Harvard University during thes period. The reports of lectures, of the symphony concerts, college bulletins, accounts of base ball games, and contests at this and other colleges, should make the CRIMSON an indispensable part of college life. "We would therefore," in the words of Addison, "recommend these our productions to all well disposed students that set apart a half hour in every morning...
...many supporters in the fall, and unless something were done to remedy the existing evil, complaints next year would be many and frequent. Another inducement is the hope that if we possess some excellent courts, the inter-collegiate tennis tournament will very probably be played here next year. On account of these various reasons, we hope the efforts of the association in obtaining subscriptions will be ably seconded by the college at large...
...willing to undertake the contract of making the glass disks from which the objectives must be made. At last, in 1880, a contract was made with Feil of Paris, for an objective of 36 inches clear aperture. For four years he has worked without success, every disk breaking on account of the heat which is necessary in the last stage of the making. Finally, last month he telegraphed that he had actually molded a glass without its being broken; and so at last the disk, the one vital organ of a telescope, is completed. The construction of the delicate...