Word: disport
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...region on Mt. Auburn street from Westmorly to Dunster street has gradually become populated practically entirely by undergraduates, and the students have come to look upon the neighborhood as a sort of playground where one can disport himself pretty much as he pleases at all hours of the day and night. During the spring months in particular, the noise and disturbance throughout the night become so annoying that sleep is often almost impossible. The various men in training have issued unavailing pleas for quiet, but the criminally thoughtless rioters have continued their noise unchecked...
...Commercial wharf, the Seniors will board the old King Fillup, that hoary veteran of many a picnic, and proceed to Nantasket where the great festival will take place. Various sorts of athletic sports will be indulged in; baseball, track and swimming teams will disport themselves, and the thirsty ones will attend to their own divers business. A special feature this year will be the presence of a number of gentlemen of color, who will endeavor to dodge any missiles which the Seniors may wish to throw. A hearty feast of sea-food and fruits in season will be then consumed...
...cannot vouch for the truth of this statement, but it would seem that this occasion, if participated in by the majority of the Seniors, could be made vastly entertaining. It is the one time of a college career that a class ventures en masse to the sea-shore to disport itself to the best of its ability for a whole day. Let not the occasion be made a failure by the absence of any members who can possibly cast aside academic cares for this great festival...