Word: begun
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Committee on the Elective Pamphlet for next year have already begun their labors, and this interesting work will doubtless be issued in the course of a month or two. As the time when the choice of electives for next year must be made is now only two months off, we earnestly hope that the new system of Honours and Honourable Mention will receive the earliest possible attention of the Corporation and Overseers. There are very many men in college, especially in the Junior class, who will make their choice of electives partly, if not wholly, in reference...
...Yale crew have begun to board at a training-table...
...year we were all pleased to see that the College authorities had taken measures to exclude book agents, pedlers, etc., from the College buildings. Even University forbade the speculating "Poco" from plying his trade at the office. Within the last month, however, the "Pocos" have taken courage, and again begun their annoying visits to College rooms in defiance of the threat of the authorities to hand all such offenders over to the police. We trust that when the attention of the College authorities has been once called to the fact that their rules are being violated, all cause for complaint...
...worthy parents saw signs of genius from the day of his birth, and his education was soon begun. Old Mr. Brown, as excellent and wise as he was ambitious, placed the little George at one of the many and venerable Alma Maters with which the stony fields of New England have ever teemed, where he received a first-rate training. Yet he was as a youth backward, and only after repeated failures did he succeed in entering Harvard College at the rather late age of nine years and six months...
...bring to your crew, which influences rather this private letter to you than the customary direct challenge to your club. Harvard feels a claim on your attention, and should a challenge be sent, would expect its acceptance. Still it has seemed more in the spirit of its pleasant relations begun ten years ago to find out your wishes and probable action by letter than by any positive test. It is our hope, in case the race can be brought about, to send to you not only a crew which shall represent Harvard alone, but be, too, the champion...