Word: exactions
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...crimson. If arrangements could be made with some one house to manufacture and import for Harvard a given line of crimson ribbons which should be dyed after a fixed standard, the difficulty would be obviated. In this case, Harvard men would know just where they could buy the exact shade, and the enterprising shop-men of Saratoga could stock their counters with what was really Harvard's color, and not, as last year, sell quite another shade from the true one. Moreover, ribbon can be manufactured much more reasonably abroad; and the club ribbons furnished at a very reasonable price...
STUDENTS may elect Mathematics either from a decided taste for the subject itself, or because they wish to prepare themselves for the thorough study of Physics or of Engineering, or for the sake of the general intellectual benefits which can be derived from a judicious discipline in exact science. Those who have the definite intention of pursuing a continued course of scientific study will find that the scheme of mathematical electives has reference primarily to their wants; and such students, after the first year of elective work, in which they will naturally take Math. 1 and 2 (or 1 alone...
...nine heads, and if any of them was cut off, two others would spring up to take its place. The only way to stop these heads from growing was by burning them off. I don't believe this story, but merely quote it here because it is an exact parallel to the story of my mustache...
...exact meaning of 'honor' it would be very difficult to lay down, but it may be possible to sum up some of the leading notions contained in the word. The chief of these is that of self-respect. In the first place it has nothing to do with morality except in the department of fidelity arising out of self-respect. A man may get drunk every night, or keep a harem, or hold every heresy that theologians have denounced, and yet be a strictly honorable man. Lady Hamilton did not make Nelson less than the pink of honor...
...testimony to this effect is brought forward; and it is asserted that Harvard did not bear the magenta before 1871. This last statement is false. The magenta was recognized as Harvard's color early in the last decade. We have not yet been able to find out the exact date ; but in the race with Oxford, magenta was worn by Harvard as her established color. The first race rowed by Harvard with another college was on Lake Winnipiseogee, August 3, 1852, when a crew from Harvard defeated two crews from Yale. At one time Harvard voted to adopt the color...