Word: approached
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...posters announcing the near approach of the days set apart for the winter meetings have already begun to appear on the various bulletin boards in the different college buildings. From the showing made by the Harvard representatives at the Technology games last Saturday, the winter meetings promise to be the best contested of any that have ever taken place in Hemenway gymnasium. Particular pains have been taken with the members of the Mott Haven team in training them for the running and standing high jump and putting the shot. But the boxing, which has always been a special feature...
...Tandem" exclaimed a CRIMSON editor as he saw two menials of the college taking measurements for some new plank-walks which are to be laid on the approach to the library. Though this extravagant improvement will deprive the CRIMSON of one of its favorite editorial subjects, we feel that we must forget petty grievances in rejoicing about the public weal...
...about ten minutes. But this could not last long. The sophomores began to get wind of the affair and they came from all directions and tried to move on the flag. But the faithful supe had secured the flag and made himself very scarce. The sophs could not approach through the barricade on the front seats. They tried to get in at the rear and at the side doors of the stage, but they met freshmen at every point. The freshmen were too numerous, and the sophomores were forced to swallow their indignation and endure their defeat like men. Then...
...some leading American universities having of late years obtained currency, and perhaps credit, through the public press, it is permissible to remark in the interests of truth, that it would be discreditable indeed to Harvard university - old and well-equipped as it is - if any other American institution could approach it in the range and volume of its annual literary and scientific publications." The excess of scientific publications over literary would be much reduced if pages instead of titles were counted; for in science a larger number of brief monographs on limited topics can be found than there...
Though, during the lull in athletics and the more widely noticeable events at Yale, which is necessarily brought on by the season of the year and the near approach of our semi-annual examinations, the university is brought but little to the outside world, there is, in reality, a good deal of life and activity within her walls. It is an activity in the inner and social life of the university and in preparation for the work of the coming year. President and Mrs. Dwight who have already given a reception to the students of the scientific department, give another...