Word: enjoyments
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...their time, contributed much to the success of our "games," and it was evident from the attention which they paid to the contests that time had not chilled their interest or lessened their appreciation of the sports which used to delight them. Many Boston gentlemen, too, who enjoy witnessing a spirited contest with the gloves or an exciting wrestling match, and who make it a point always to be present at our meetings, were on hand and contributed by their presence to the general success...
...worn off and we become so accustomed to it that it seems an old story, that we begin to pick out this or that insignificant trifle about which to grumble and make ourselves unhappy - letting ourselves lose sight entirely of the prominent and well known fact that we are enjoying educational advantages unsurpassed by any in the world, and that there is no place in the world where to enjoy these advantages the student has more pleasant and agreeable surroundings, customs and sports to brace and cheer him after becoming fatigued by hard mental labor. I say the above that...
...from the alcove in the reading-room. Now I suggest that a selection of the best English and American authors be made by the librarian or other competent person, and that these books be placed in some alcove. Many students, having a half hour or more of leisure, would enjoy looking over such books, whereas now we have to go through a process of red tape often consuming ten minutes, at the end of which time we are liable to be informed that the book we wish is "out." I do not suggest that the books be reserved...
...boxers borne to their barracks will please withdraw during the intermission of five minutes now given for that purpose.'" The five minutes passed, but no one withdrew. "The moral of this incident," says the Times, "is that ladies of undoubted culture and refinement can find something to admire and enjoy in spirited bouts of boxing, contested by gentlemen, in a style and spirit at once manly and gentlemanly...
...lowering of prices, while they need not pay the yearly dues of two dollars. But this is not strictly true, for the larger the membership of the society the lower prices can fall. Besides there is a sound of selfishness in this, for, while such men enjoy to a certain extent the benefits of the society, they have contributed nothing to its maintenance. There are, moreover, other good results flowing from the society which it would hardly be possible to express in figures, and which will extend beyond our college life. We refer to the habit of cash payment which...