Word: began
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Harvard had the kick-off at the start and Williams began at the 10 yard line and steadily advanced through Murchie and Wheeler for 30 yards when Harvard secured the ball on four downs. Harvard carried the ball to the 10 yard line when Fairchild kicked a goal from the field. Score...
...showed some very pretty tennis. In the first set Read started in to play net, but though he did some very clever work there, the swift drives of Pier forced him back. In the last two sets Pier's strokes became slower, and every point was hard fought. Read began to lob steadily and accurately, and the weakness which Pier showed against this style of play finally lost him the match...
...first meeting of the Freshman Debating Club was held last evening in Sever 11, a large audience being present. After a number of rules were voted on, the debate began. The subject was: "Resolved, That more class feeling at Harvard would be to its best interests." L. E. Guillow, S. T. Frost and L. P. Marvin supported the affirmative, and H. D. Bushnell, A. W. Reynolds and H. F. Robinson spoke on the negative. Both sides were well contested, the debate resulting in favor of the negative...
...Boston, and entered the college at the beginning of last year. He remained at Harvard until the middle of his first year, when he was forced to go to Colorado Springs, as he was suffering severely from consumption. The high altitude of Colorado affected his heart and he began to fail rapidly. In hope of relief he returned to his home again, where he died within a few months. While in Colorado he kept up with his studies, intending, if his health permitted, to enter his class this fall. He was a quiet, conscientious student, with a manly, earnest character...
After giving up the profession of law, on which he had started, in 1833 he began a course of medical studies. This he continued abroad with great devotion for three years, mostly in Paris. In 1839 he received the appointment of professor of anatomy at Dartmouth, and in 1847 he succeeded Dr. J. C. Warren as professor of anatomy and physiology in the Harvard Medical School. Here he worked hard and faithfully and won much distinction as a physician. At the time of his death he was senior member by appointment of the Harvard Faculty...