Word: approach
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...university offers of forming large circles of acquaintances; men tend to collect into small groups and there by to live narrow lives destroying the great democratic spirit which ought to exist. It keeps what is good in men where its influence cannot be felt and makes it impossible to approach what is bad. He urged men not to allow themselves to get bound by any narrow set of laws, but to try to make their lives felt in as wide a circle as possible. Moreover, he said that one of the ways to do this was by attending...
...asphalt pavement, the laying of which has on account of the lateness of the season been postponed until next spring. The car tracks have been placed in position on the Boston-half of the bridge, and will be extended when the planking is all laid. The Cambridge approach is being filled in with gravel as rapidly as possible, and as soon as this is finished light travel will probably be allowed over, the bridge. The dedication of the structure will not take place before next spring...
...departure of the 'varsity and freshman crews for New London fore shadows the approach of the greatest event of the year-the race with Yale In spite of the discouragement resulting from the ill-success of the past three years, the crew has worked this year with a faithfulness which has won for it the heartiest support of the university. It is everywhere felt that every effort has been made to send to New London the very best crew that can possibly be got together at Harvard. Neither time, practice nor energy has been spared in the effort...
...near approach of the championship games brings to mind the inadequate accommodations for the scorers which have been provided in past years by the management. At present there is room for only six men at the scorers' table. The need of ampler space is evident. Last year at the championship games it was often the case that ten or fifteen reporters were obliged to score the game without having the slightest conveniences for their work. We hope that the management will not allow this state of affairs to continue another year. One at least, if not two, additional tables should...
...announcements for the final examination which were posted Monday, foreshadow their near approach and emphasize the fact that but six weeks of recitation remain before the end of the term. There are no important changes in the arrangement. As in previous years, the presence of the juniors and freshmen in Cambridge until class day is assured by placing the examinations in their prescribed course at the very end of the list. With these exceptions the arrangement seems to be satisfactory and no complaint is heard...