Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have tried year after without success, to see the best rooms go to men who have not yet entered college, many of whom have never even been in Cambridge. It would be much fairer if the allotment were according to seniority. Then every man could look forward with certainty to two or possibly three years in the yard. Such an arrangement could easily be put into effect and would remedy a real grievance without injustice to anyone...
...plan is to establish a special German library in Sever Hall on the same plan as the French library which has proved of great service to students in that department. We are heartily glad that Mr. Villard has come forward and given such material aid to the scheme. After the subscriptions have been started in such a royal way the rest of the money needed ought not to be long in coming. We urge all interested in the matter to subscribe as much as possible...
...meeting of the officers and directors of the Harvard Shooting Club was held last evening, at which a plan was brought forward to get up a tournament, and to invite teams from the different colleges to compete. If this plan is carried out, the tournament will probably be held in Cambridge, some time in May, and six or seven teams will be invited to participate. Shooting clubs are becoming so popular in the different colleges that it is thought desirable to extend the matches beyond the annual match with the University of Pennsylvania; and for this purpose, the tournament...
...considered. Why should we not contest with Princeton? She has always given us a fair fight and has oftener beaten us. Until we can beat Princeton, why should we refuse to play with her? A significant fact in last night's meeting was, that no reasons were brought forward as to why we should take such a stand...
...using for several years. The boat has been built with great care and will have more than ordinary buoyancy. The bracing of the boat is the feature of particular interest, it being a new departure in shell building. A chain of unbroken iron bracing runs from the stroke clear forward to number one thus giving great stiffness, and at the same the braces have been made as light as practicable in order not to weight the boat too much. The slides are inclined so as to require the minimum exertion on the recover; in fact everything possible has been done...