Word: availing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yesterday afternoon at four-fifteen precisely, the library was closed, and the students were precluded from enjoying its privileges during a third of the working hours of the day except in so far as they had been able to avail themselves of the reserve book system. This closing of the library at such early hours will of course continue until the days are considerably lengthened, and even then, as now, the building will be shut during the entire evening. Even a moment's reflection will be enough to convince any fair-minded man of the injustice of such a state...
...stated above, Mr. Storrow is sound on legwork, but this legwork without "form" will be of no avail against Yale. At New London this year the professionals thought the Yale crew rowed like professionals, yet their form was as good as ever. It was their watermanship and legwork which made the comparison possible. In addition to this the Yale crew were remarkable for what in England would be called "smartness," they were always under the influence of discipline, which goes a long way toward insuring success...
After graduation he entered the office of the Springfield Republican. Here he was stricken with consumption. A year spent at El Paso, Texas, proved of no avail and he returned home...
...scores would have been much better. Both teams shot well, the Harvard team better than ever before. At the start, Harvard took the lead, and kept increasing it at every round. In the fourth round, the Yale team did very good work, but it was of no avail and Harvard finished winner by twenty three birds. The teams were composed of five men each, each man shooting at thirty birds in rounds of five. The following are the totals...
This evening Dr. Pick will lecture, by invitation of the Philosophical club, on "Memory, and rational means of improving it." The lecture will be given in Sever 11, at 7.45, and will be open to the public. All who can should avail themselves of the opportunity of attending this lecture, as the speaker will undoubtedly have something interesting...