Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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There are no college men who look forward with more pleasure to the long vacation than those who are numbered among the devotees of the gun. Although the lovers of the shotgun are largely in the majority, still there are a large number of men who are admirers of the rifle. There is something about rifle shooting which is peculiarly fascinating. The dependence upon the single bullet and the skill which putting it in the right place necessitates, has a tendency to give the rifleman a like precision of ideas. In order to attain any considerable degree of skill...
...faculty, it was deemed expedient to revive the custom. In '64 and '65, Harvard again measured the merits of her oarsmen with those of Yale, but was in each instance signally defeated. The record now stood two to two, and consequently the race of '66 was looked forward to with the deepest interest by both colleges. Every possible exertion was made by the crews in order to be thoroughly prepared, and they were urged on by the members of both colleges. Harvard, for once, seemed to lose her customary indifference, and the merits of the crews...
...correspondent in another column takes a decidedly strong view of the celebration Monday night; yet there is some truth in what he says. We should say nothing about the matter, but that it is liable to be repeated. We look forward to other victories for our nine, and every advance in Harvard's prospects for the championship must be attended with increase of enthusiasm. The contest will be a close one. Neither Yale nor Amherst has as yet lost more games than Harvard, so that their chances for the championship are equal to ours; and neither of these nines...
...defeat, many causes contributed to this end which have since then been happily overcome. The base running, although by no means perfect, has improved greatly, as has also the fielding and batting. With the remembrance of the Princeton-Harvard game fresh in our minds, we can look forward with confidence to a sharper and more successful play on the part of the crimson in the first championship game with Yale than was shown in the first exhibition game with the same club...
...examination for both courses, making the work easier. This is a good plan, as the courses are of a kindred nature, and can be studied most advantageously in the same year. This slight change in the political economy department shows that the gentlemen having it in charge are looking forward, and that as long as the college supports the department financially it is likely to remain the success which...