Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...seen that Harvard has three first prize and four second prize men still in college, in addition to their tug-of war team, while Yale has only three first prize men. From this it would seem that Harvard's chances were far better than Yale's, if it were not for the fact that Yale will this year increase her strength by sending more men. By doing this Yale can win several second prizes which, together with the probability that another first prize will be taken, gives her a fair show...
...well conducted; could not fall to be a greater success than either the "Advocate" or the "Lampoon" now are, and a greater credit to the editors. The process of evolution here has been going on so steadily within the past few years, that the time does not seem far distant when we shall see at Harvard those papers, occupying distinct fields, the CRIMSON, a daily, the "Monthly, for our sober, steadfast thought, and a "Lampoon-Advocate" for our lighter moments...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON. - There are many things in the world with which one can find fault, and he who finds fault with everything may be justly considered a pessimist. It is far from the truth that I consider the communication column of the CRIMSON a pessimist's column, but still there seems to be no other outlet for pent-up feelings over things with which one has become disgusted. The object of my fault-finding may seem small to many, but I feet sure that if it is remedied many will rejoice with me. I refer to the hot water...
...following moves have so far been made in the chess game between Harvard and Columbia...
...time of Chaucer, with the exception of the masters whom I have mentioned, we have but two half courses given in alternate years. But the writings of not more than ten or twelve authors at most can be studied during the year. We have absolutely no opportunity as far as I know to get instruction in the works of such authors as Spencer, Bunyan, Campbell, Congreve, Cowper, Defoe, DeQuincey, Disraeli, Fielding, Fletcher, Herrick, Johnson, "Junius," Keats, Landor, Lovelace, Macaulay, Marlowe, Miss Martineau, Mill, Pepys, Percy, Richardson, Sheridan, Smollett, Stanley, Steele, Sterne, Swift, Tennyson, Thackeray, Thomson, Waller, - the list might...