Word: breathing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...question should not be "Why should I go into the ministry?" but, "Why should I not be a minister." In regard to the alleged lack of enthusiasm at Harvard, intelligence and enthusiasm do not advance together. Intelligence is climbing a hill here at Cambridge, and has not breath enough to show its enthusiasm by shouting aloud. The enthusiasm will come later. With the power on one hand and the work on the other, let every man do what he can for this poor starved human life...
...after that it will be occupied by all kinds of teams, and of course the other players will take the precedence of the new. We wish Capt. Hood every success, and hope that the team this year will accomplish as much as it did last year, and we also breath a wish that the college will support with muscle and money a team which has won so much honor...
...over one's head; to hear a long struggle, as indicated by the falling of chairs and tables, and then to know, from an awful thud and a jar which almost shakes the globes from the chandeliers, that one man has gone down and is only waiting for breath to renew the contest. As for singing and whistling, we cannot all be good first tenors, and it is said that only one man in a thousand can whistle a tune correctly, so in the face of these discouraging facts, let us all resolve to suppress our musical fervor...
...made by the freshmen. A couple of rushes by Porter followed, each being well stopped by Scott, but '89 was again compelled to make a safety. Scott passed to Woodbury, who made a splendid rush, and for the moment affairs brightened for '89, but Woodbury was finally downed, the breath being knocked out of him in the process. After Woodbury had recovered, the ball was sent to Perry, and from him towards '89's goal. Porter made a rush which was well tackled, and a moment later Noble scored a touch-down. The ball was punted out to Porter...
...that the excitement of the '86 class elections has passed off, we would breath a gentle suggestion into the ears of the newly born photographic committee. Last year the graduating class of Smith College decided to have a composite photograph of the class taken, - and taken it was. Perhaps some of our readers may not understand what a composite photograph is, - we would not insinuate that the able committee do not, - so a few words of explanation may not be out of order. The Scientific American has lately been publishing some articles on this interesting subject, which run somewhat...