Word: enjoyable
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...thought that you would be glad to know that the Corporation and faculty of Harvard College lost no time after receiving the Tyndall trust, in making rules for its administration*. Mr. Brogan of the class of 1885 was selected to enjoy its advantages, and was in Europe pursuing the appropriate studies before Columbia College had begun to move in the matter...
...board as many guests as can be conveniently (sometimes inconveniently) accomodated, and giving them a short row, the boats ship oars, and form a float in the middle of the lake. There they exhaust their repertoire of songs, classical and otherwise, which the many unfavored ones on shore may enjoy. At starting and returning the classes back their crews by such cheering as would do no discredit to the "Rah, Rah, Rah" of Harvard men after a successful boat race...
...time, we know that we are leading a mighty pleasant existence. Well, we may as well make up our minds to it, we shall always have something disagreeable mixed in with the agreeable. So let's pitch in and grind hard. It will soon be over, and we shall enjoy our delicious June and the ensuing summer all the better...
...scientific department of Harvard has secured a reputation for broadness and thoroughness of instruction which few institutions of learning now enjoy. In Chemistry and Natural Science, the courses of instruction and the general methods pursued are unexceptional, and the department in Physics is also strong. But in Physics, one or two improvements can be made which would, we think, meet the wants of many scientific students in a more satisfactory way. We discover, in looking over the college curriculum, that the provision for the study of electricity and magnetism is in some respects inadequate. We refer particularly to the absence...
...soon desisted while Balch took in a fair amount of rope. The '86 anchor now had some trouble in straightening out his legs. At the end of two minutes '88 had about a foot of rope. The '88 men now took a little rest, leaning back and seeming to enjoy the prospect. '86 tried to recover an inch or two but the '88 team continued to take in rope. At the end of four minutes '86 had let out some eighteen inches. A few more powerful heaves now settled the ludicrous contest, and '88 won with over two feet...