Word: brightening
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...captain and members of the 'varsity crew have been busy overcoming obstacles which have hitherto hindered their success. The announcement that Harvard is now sure of a tank, and that the crew can practice in the harbor long before they could get on the river cannot fail to brighten the prospects of the crew. So far so good, and were it not for the fact that seasons which open most auspiciously generally end most gloomily, we should have cause to congratulate ourselves on the athletic outlook for next spring. But whether history will repeat itself in this particular instance, time...
...taken to have them safe. A brilliant red dye has, however, been discovered, which is made from coal tar by the use of arsenic, and this enters into the composition of Pompeian red and various browns, where its use would be least suspected. Arsenic is also used to brighten other colors, and as an antiseptic in the size. Since the arsenic gets into the paper in such various ways, it is impossible to tell anything about a paper by mere inspection. Of two papers apparently alike, one may be very dangerous and the other perfectly harmless. Greens, reds, browns, blues...
...Verily, a little thing sometimes brighten about a great reform...
...court), the Committee decided that it was best to experiment with various sorts of clay, an determine during the spring which was the pleasantest to use, and which endured the wear best. Accordingly, as soon as the frost is out of the ground, five courts of various sorts, of brighten Gravel, Moorland Gravel, Ashes, etc. will be laid down. These can be played upon by the last week in April. During the summer 30 more clay courts made of that material which is found to be best will be laid out upon Holmes and Jarvis Fields in places that will...
...present our prospects on the water are quite as good as last year, and perhaps better, and we believe the crew will work hard to put on record another victory for the crimson. Our base-ball interests are likewise beginning to brighten, the faculty having, if correctly reported, acted most honorably and sensibly in regard to the game. We only desire those who represent us this year in the base-ball field to do their utmost to improve this opportunity, and by their actions to show that the so called "evils of professionalism" are more than counter balanced...