Word: free
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...next crew to come to the line was the '85 crew, followed by '87 and '88. No sooner had the freshmen come to the line than it became apparent that they, too, were in trouble, for the coxswain was holding in his hand the rudder, which had torn free from its fastenings. Finding that another half-hour's delay would ensue if this damage were to be repaired, it was decided that the race should be rowed at once, and the freshman coxswain was accordingly provided with a paddle with which to steer his craft...
...varsity yesterday afternoon. The visiting team was composed in the main of members of the Beacons, the remaining places being filled by members of the second and freshman nines. The game was closely contested throughout, and at times the playing was brilliant. The batting, especially by the 'varsity, was free, and only sharp play kept the scores down...
...part, and a very essential part of a liberal education to have some insight, however slight, into the wokings of the legal machine, and there is no course in the Law School which is calculated to give this knowledge. Such a course should be comprehensive, but free from technicalities. Some of the law professors could deliver the lectures, and the expense therefore could not be very great. We earnestly hope that the authorities will consider the matter...
...innovation which the management of the nine is about to attempt is worthy of attention and commendation. Rampant muckerdom, regardless of the rights of private individuals and corporations, reigns supreme during the pleasant spring all over the lands of Harvard. No portion of the college grounds is free from the obnoxious presence of the small rascals, whom the collegian has dubbed with the sobriquet, muckers. They invade the dignified yard to the very steps of the dormitories, play tag upon the steps of the gymnasium and swarm in crowds over the track and diamond of the athletic fields...
...rumored that the Index will publish next year a literary supplement which will be delivered free of charge to all subscribers...