Word: deeping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Thirteen members of the Shooting Club were enthusiastic enough Thursday afternoon to wade through about an eighth of a mile of snow a foot deep, to reach the shooting house, after leaving the cars at Watertown. But they were amply repaid for their trouble. The day was perfect and the conditions for good shooting were most favorable. Mr. Greene, '89, did the best shooting, making a score of 17 out of a possible 20. Below are the leading scores in the different matches...
...they were progressing towards the acquirement of the graces needed for actual life. They took possession of the university theatre, and delivered addresses and recited poems of their own with as much gravity and dignity as Mr. Lowell or Mr. Holmes. The traditions of American life sink deep, and the pattern is everywhere the same. Two orators and two poets, chosen by vote of the undergraduates themselves, in turn commemorated the glories of Harvard, criticized its system, and exhorted to emulation of its past. The most perfect decorum prevailed; in fact any one who had witnessed the pandemonium...
These are the only causes which Princeton has for complaint, and, as they both arose from misconceptions, we can, without loss of dignity, express our deep regret that they exist: but, that Princeton's president should dislike the liberal sermon of Phillips Brooks, the liberal oration of James Russell Lowell, and the liberal tone which characterized the whole celebration here, we can regret - only on his account...
...been almost exclusively bestowed upon Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petraca. Archaeology is founded on an absolute critic inquiry, on the comparison of antique monuments and with written and engraved documents. Archaeology is a science which, differing from others, begins to repay at once the zeal of the student with deep moral satisfaction. It is a science so noble and fascinating that it helps wonderfully to form the character of intelligent youths, yet it is true that its study requires the spirit of enterprise, plenty of money, a subtle mind, and constancy of application...
...Saturday night, many thought it would not take place at all, and many more expected it would be a failure; everyone, however, kept his weather-eye open. Sunday dawned mild and clear, but with a strong wind blowing; the evening was cold, and the streets, which had been deep with mud from Saturday's rain, dried up and became smooth and hard. Monday morning came, and the weather still held good; the high wind, which, as before, lasted during the day, fell at the approach of night, and the elements were at last propitious...