Word: doors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...bell rang, and a little before ten all the guests reluctantly took leave. As we passed out at the door, our thoughts were veritably lowered from the sublime to the ridiculous; for a smooth faced youth was there giving out circulars and catalogues to all who left the hall. Men are men everywhere. A church basement is often made into a grocery store; and a delightful evening's entertainment is turned into a means of advertisement and a seeking after pecuniary profit...
...storm of the last two days has interfered with many of our out-door sports. The shooting match, the bicycle ride to Auburndale, and the Harvard-Cochituate game which were to take place yesterday, have all been postponed...
With the exception of Thursday, which was a cold, raw day, and of Saturday, when the rain fell in torrents during the forenoon and part of the afternoon, the weather during the recess has been delightful, and well suited for out-door sports. The various athletic organizations have made the most of it and have been practising daily. All the class crews remained in Cambridge during the week, and every afternoon took practise spins on the Charles. The 'Varsity were here until Saturday, when they took a few days vacation; they will begin rowing again to-morrow. The men experienced...
...finals" only can show. But leaving aside the question of studies, which concerns, after all, only individuals, we must stop for a moment to consider the state of the athletic interest, which concerns the university as a whole. We are, practically, upon the threshold of our season of out-door practice. A winter of unusual duration and severity has kept our crews and teams closely confined in the gymnasium, while their rivals at colleges more happily situated have been for some time at work in the open air. Our crews, it is true, are now in regular training upon...
...Ethics, or Science of Duty, Oliver's Dean Stanley, Timayenis' Greece in the Time of Homer, The Statesman's Year-Book, Porter's Elements of Modern Science, Warren's Paradise Found, Arnold's Secret of Death, Hovey's Mind Reading, Leonowen's Life and Travel in India, The Open Door. John Marshall, Wilson's Congressional Government, Taussig's Present Tariff, George's Progress and Poverty...