Word: fails
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...loves congruities, and as a member of the graduating class, the writer would vigorously protest against the cap being separated from the gown. Surely those who witnessed the class day exercises of last year could not fail in being struck with the incongrity of the action when the seniors removed their caps in entering the auditorium of Sanders Theatre. It jarred a little upon ones sense of fitness. The cap, indeed, is not a hat to be removed during exercises but on the contrary to be worn. In Cambridge and Oxford its place is thus understood. The unique effect...
Whether Harvard wins or loses this year they cannot fail to get many valuable suggestions...
...seniors they mean the beginning of the last week of their college life, a thought suggestive of different emotions to different men. The class is fortunate to have one of Dr. Rainsford's character to deliver the parting words of advice; and his strong and popular personality cannot fail to add weight to what he has to say. He has impressed himself so strongly upon those students who know him that we are heartily glad that he is given this opportunity of speaking to a large body of Harvard men on so important an occasion...
SECOND NINE. - The following men be on Jarvis at 3.30 without fail: Lowell, Whittemore, W. Clarke, O'Malley, Ames, Gonterman, Eaton, McCarthy, Linfield E. Clarke, Hayes, Reed...
...crew are not rowing particularly well, they are careless. They show on some days that they can row well, but fail to keep up the standard for any length of time. It is hoped that when they get to New London, they will feel their responsibility more, and buckle down to hard work...