Word: bores
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...response to the hare and hounds notice in the CRIMSON of yesterday about twenty men assembled in front of the gymnasium at 4 o'clock ready to run. It was then learned that the run would not be held until Thursday. The notice in the CRIMSON bore no date and was naturally interpreted to refer to the day when it was published. It was owing simply to the carelessness of the officials that the run was postponed...
...young, Mr. Page was extremely fragile, and his limbs were so weak that they had to be supported. This infirmity he outgrew and overcame and at the time of his entering the University of Pennsylvania, could jump a little over five feet. From this point, constant practice and perseverance bore their fruits and Mr. Page is now champion of the world in the running high jump with a record of six feet four inches. The article is closed by the following paragraph...
...before the formation of this crust, we find the time that animal life has been upon the globe. Man may have existed between one and two millions years ago. To enable the audience to appreciate the length of time that human beings have lived, the lecturer said that it bore the same relation to what is commonly known as the historic period as the whole life of a man of seventy bears to his last three months But whatever may be man's age, his origin is still an open question...
...excellent though it may be, is, nevertheless, but a makeshift, and in comparison with the freedom of consulting books during the day, accom plishes its purpose indifferently. Necessary as it is, the rule requiring the books to be returned by 9 o'clock makes it at times a real bore to take out a reserved book-so much so, in fact, that many men who have a true desire to study are unwilling to take the trouble of borrowing from the reserved shelves. For men like these, as well as for those who, though willing to take upon themselves...
...party pledges or whether Free Trade was sent to the earth by a devil to a snare to England and the United States. It is true that Harvard has been always for the best for the country and it is equally true as Mr. Lodge stated, her shield bore these matters and not one of them was a special invitation to either political party. It would hardly be too severe to call it sacrilege to use that grand hymn of Harvard nobility to spur political enthusiasm. Fair Harvard is the inspiration of a wider feeling than campaign semi-truths...