Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...custom violated by Ninety one. The 'Varsity Glee Club have already given a number of concerts in the yard, and more are promised in the near future. The old songs, which are so familiar to most of us and which are for that reason the more appreciated, never sound better than when sung on the steps of Matthews in the early evening. That the efforts of our musical organizations are valued is shown by the large numbers of men who gather to listen and applaud...
...lacrosse championship was decided today by Princeton defeating Harvard by 2 to 1. Both teams had won every previous game they had played in this year's championship series, and thus to-day's game was most important. The playing on both sides was very fine, Harvard doing the better team play and Princeton the more brilliant individual work. The goals for Princeton were thrown by Bonsal and Paxton. The playing of Harvey, of Harvard, and Poe, of Princeton, merit special praise. The victory was unexpected by Princeton, whose team has been much broken up by sickness and loss...
...first two chapters of "Bird Tavern" are better than the third, both in point of style and in the development of the plot. There is a suggestion of the improbable toward the end. The story, however, is as a whole interesting and deserves a commendation...
...victory won by the freshman nine on Saturday was very creditable both to the class and to the college. The playing of the home nine was, except in a few instances, much better than that of the visitors who were unable to hit the ball at critical moments, and who showed a decided tendency to go to pieces. The greatest praise is due to the Ninety-one battery, whose effectiveness really won the game. The freshmen nine has one or two weak men whose places should be filled before the game next Saturday. With these changes and with the same...
...cricket eleven began its second game with Longwood yesterday at Longwood, and made a much better showing than last week. Longwood went to the bat first, sending in G. Wright and L. Mansfield to face the bowling of Ellis and Brown. Wright was clean bowled by Brown when he had made only one. The rest of the team were also soon disposed of, and the innings closed for 47. Harvard then went in, but with the exception of Paul, who played well for his 13, no one was able to make a stand against the good bowling of Wright...