Word: displays
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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SHIPKINS, '83, is in love. He has repeatedly assured his friends of the fact, and, when he heard of the Spring Athletics, he felt that the chance had come to display his nine-month College culture to his charmer. Accordingly, after carefully studying a Sophomore's notes on Rhetoric lectures, he sent her a nicely written postal inviting her and another young lady (whom he generously purposed to bestow on his chum) to come to Cambridge and witness the sports...
...yards dash, Wendell was almost pocketed at the start, but by a magnificent display of his speed on the last 100 yards, he won in 24 3/5 sec. Brown, '83 (Columbia), was second...
...Class Races have come and gone. Never before has so much excitement been aroused over this event, and never before has the result been so contradictory to the expectations of even the most knowing. The Freshmen, by an unprecedented display of muscle and skill, in spite of a poor boat and of an unfavorable position, distanced all their competitors, and may well be proud of their victory. With such a good beginning, '83 may be expected to lead hereafter in other races, and to furnish fine material to the University Crew next year. But their success, instead of making them...
...first bout of the Heavy-Weight Sparring came next, in which Mr. R. Bacon, '80, and H. Burr, L.S., appeared, and an excellent display of scientific sparring was looked for; but owing to the indisposition of Mr. Burr, the bout, after the first few passes, proved an easy victory for Mr. Bacon. Mr. Burr has been suffering from the effects of a recent severe illness, and rather overestimated his strength, so that he was unable to finish the bout. The style of both men was excellent, and had Mr. Burr only been himself, it would have been a most interesting...
When I recovered from my astonishment at her display of ichthyological knowledge, I asked to see her book, at the same time remarking, "This is just the time and spot that one would choose to read a good novel. Are you fond of novels? But I suppose they are forbidden in the college." " Nothin's forbidden, 'cept young men," replied she; "and I don't take much stock in novels, anyhow. There ain't enough meat to 'em, - lot of girls and men that don't know anything, nor can't talk about anything 'cept each other and love...