Word: claimed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...seniors held their class day elections last Thursday. The balloting was the scene of much bickering and "wire-pulling." Some claim that there was underhand dealing; at any rate, a number of the most prominent men in the class were left in the cold, not even getting on the class day committee...
Another interesting passage is the following about the conferring of honorary degrees. "The ceremony was of the utmost simplicity, but the dignity of President Eliot's manner as he described in a few words the claim of each recipient made the preceeding far mere impressive than the antiquated ceremonial still followed at our University As president Eliot named each of the new Doctors, he rose in his seat and bowed in acknowledgement, so that some 40 degrees were conferred in 20 minutes without the aid of pompous Latin compliments...
Hamilton's oration on undergraduates' day, at the recent anniversary exercises of Harvard College, was an effort of which his alma mater, the Boston Latin School, has reason to be proud. We observe that the college is awarded high praise for his oratory. We venture to claim a part of the honors. He, like many others who reflect credit on their college, was well taught in the Latin School, and, conspicuous for natural ability, was greatly the gainer from his teaching and practice here. The college had a good foundation upon which to build...
...written that she will not play Princeton tomorrow at Princeton. By this act she has shown her true colors. Silent at first, apparently acquiescing in the decision of the convention, she now at the eleventh hour declares her intention of playing the game on paper and so to claim the championship. For the past three years she has by her peristent nonsense, destroyed the harmony of the foot-ball league. Patience is exhasted and the time has come when her selfish spirit should be so effectually chained that the college world may no longer be disgraced by such disgruntled hoggishness...
...been claimed that Dr. McCosh was also dissatisfied with remarks of James Russell Lowell. There is nothing in the claim, for when it was mentioned to Dr. McCosh, he said...