Word: although
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...question "Why has Harvard so poor a reputation in the country at large," President Eliot said that, in his opinion, it was largely owing to religious grounds. Forty years ago Harvard was a sectarian college belonging to the Unitarians, who were then greatly disliked by other denominations. Although Harvard is no longer sectarian, religious hatred still makes men ready to believe anything bad which may be said of it, while they refuse to credit any representations to the contrary. Then, too, we have more rich men's son's here than any other college possesses, and rich men's sons...
About three weeks ago the candidates of the freshman nine began training. Over twenty men presented themselves as candidates for the team. Although this number is not more than one half as large as that which tried for last year's freshman nine, there are enough candidates to form a victorious team. But the outlook for a victory over Yale this year is very poor. The nine is not doing its duty either to its class or to its college. From twenty or more candidates at the beginning of January, the number has fallen off to less than the number...
...committee recommend that the boat club exercise a little more discretion in their expenditures, limiting them to the money which is actually subscribed. This is the proper attitude without doubt, although the advantages of a launch are so great that the college ought not to fail in giving the requisite means for its running expenses. The gift of the base-ball management, on condition of the raising of the remaining $800, is indeed a great help, and, although removed for some days, it will be news to most of the students, who supposed that the Boat Club was, indeed...
...operative Society purchased on orders about seventy good seats for the first week of Irving's engagement, although with some difficulty as no more than ten seats would be sold to one person for one night...
...which many of the western cities were visited and concerts given. This trip is but one of the many indulged in annually by the Yale musical associations, which show the interest taken in these matters by our sister college. The state of our societies suffer much in contrast. Although receiving invitations almost weekly to visit neighboring cities, no one seems to consider them of enough importance to accept. Trips are taken to such places as Malen and Medford, while places like New York and Philadelphia are wholly neglected. Languor and indifference are the prevailing points in our musical organizations...