Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Momenta Lankiana," a series of biographical papers, afford some very creditable specimens of Yankee humor, and are very readable; indeed, the entire volume is readable, and, spiced throughout as it is by Dr. Holmes' wit, is very enjoyable. Solid articles have their due share of space, however. The volume is ended by a poetical "Tail Piece" by Holmes...
...college cannot afford in any way to endanger the efficiency of the instruction of the freshman year; and yet it has been rumored that it has been deemed best to make retrenchment in that direction. Now while Oxford has just stated afresh her doctrine that her professorships are established primarily for purposes of teaching and not for purposes of research, it would seem to be poor policy for Harvard to take measures for economy in her teaching force in preference to economizing in her expenditures in the cause of original research first. A truly liberal policy would call for attention...
...high time that the freshmen awoke to a fuller realization of the need of their improvement in ball playing before they undertake to cope with the Harvard freshmen. Surely they cannot desire to break the long series of Yale's triumphs in these contests, nor yet can they afford to be still longer debarred from the fence. They must also know that the whole college watch the result of this game with interest. By it, we are able to judge of the hopes of the university for the future, for it is partly with their men that the university must...
...freshmen must win this year. The college cannot afford any more losses to Yale. Let '85 play with the idea that on their success depends the future existence of freshman nines...
...front. The price is $1.50, and it is earnestly desired that all the riding members should procure them as soon as possible. Too little attention is paid to uniform in the club, as it is; and where such a slight outlay on the part of each member will afford the club some distinctive mark, it seems as though each member ought to order one of these hats at once...