Word: almost
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first thought the action may appear a bit arbitrary, but we believe it has since the founding of the association been the custom to leave all matters requiring immediate action to the discretion of the directors and precedent is not lacking to justify their present position. The disturbances have almost invariably occurred on Thursdays, and it is to be expected that by removing the chief temptation, the misconduct will stop. If it does not, we suppose the directors will have to close the gallery altogether. We cannot see that the measure is "an insult to the well-behaved members...
...North Avenue. Nearly all of the members of last year's freshman crew are at present rowing with the 'varsity squad, but as the new men have all had more or less experience in rowing, a good crew is practically assured. The men will begin work on the machines almost immediately...
...probably not stretching the truth to say that Harvard never had an athletic team, each one of whose members was so earnest and conscientious in his work as this year's eleven. Every man, it is said, seemed to take almost as much interest, and feel as much responsibility as if he were the leader. We hope to see the same spirit dominate the other teams. The crew is already at work; in a month more the candidates for the baseball and athletic teams will be called out. But the responsibility of the men who expect to try for those...
...Service of the year. Vesper Services are held on Thursday afternoons throughout the winter. They are very short; usually they consist chiefly of singing, with a short address by some interesting preacher whose name is not announced beforehand. They are very pleasant and very simple, and the attendance is almost always large. It is to be hoped that it will continue...
Neither the first nor the second crews were at all fixed in their make-up from day to day. On the first crew, however, R. H. Stevenson rowed almost continuously at Stroke, Duffield at No. 5, and Bullard at No. 2. Toward the last, Sparague filled No. 7, Shepard No. 6, and Townsend No. 4. Bow and No. 3 were hardly filled by the same men two days in succession. Watson, Forbes and Lewis filled these places...