Word: calm
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...which through long standing have become recognized as unassailable and beyond the student's reach. With the advent of warm weather we may expect to hear a few smothered imprecations over matters which, though to the freshman eye enormous evils, have become perfectly adapted to the Harvard condition of calm, admiring and independent indifference. It is needless to say that we refer, not to the pump, it is true, nor to that summer boarder, the mucker, who like the poor, is always with us, but to the "state of the yard." Coolness and audacity are necessary to approach this subject...
...begun its work. The first meeting can hardly be deemed a criterion of its future activity. There were, however, two excellent signs that point to future usefulness, the good feeling evident between the two parts of the committee, and a desire of every member to consider measures in a calm, yet energetic manner. The appointment of the committee to make inquiries into methods of marking, we heartily endorse. The plan originated with the CRIMSON, and we shall expect positive results from...
...what regulations they are pressed to the wall. The complaints which have reached us have come from angry hearts and seething brains. While we can easily (far too easily) appreciate the feelings of these men we would counsel that the citadel of their enemy be attacked in a calm and methodical way. Regulations by the faculty are the only means of obviating this growing evil...
Wanted.- Harvard students to canvass for Edward King's new book-"Europe in Calm and Storm," which contains portraits of leading European statesmen. $300 easily made during the summer. Apply to-day at 59 Matthews...
...freshmen that is truly original: if they fear a defeat on account of a weak team, they "crawl" as their freshman eleven did last fall, or their '87 nine did a year ago; if they have an unusually strong team, they win one game and then in a calm way refuse to play any more games because they have the series "cold," as they claim. Now we do not claim that our freshmen could have won the series had they played the requisite number of games; they probably could not have won. But what we protest against, is the cool...