Word: frequenting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...next bout was between Messrs. F. W. Sharon, '81, and L. A. Plummer, L.S.S., and was decidedly the best sparring of the afternoon. Both men were very quick in their leads, parries, and returns; and frequent bursts of applause encouraged them to do their best. Sharon's greater experience, however, gave him the advantage over his more cautious opponent, and the bout was given to him by the judges...
...winter has fairly past, and, although we may expect frequent cold days, and more snowstorms, it can safely be predicted that they will not greatly interfere with rowing. For the crews to get out on the river so early is indeed fortunate, and it is therefore none too soon for us to call the attention of all who are interested in boating to the many improvements that have been made at the boat-house. The facilities for accommodating oarsmen are greater than ever before. New singles are to be provided for those who prefer them to rowing in the class...
...customary undergraduate abbreviation of 'gym.,' as applied to such a structure, has been expanded to 'James' by the Harvard Echo, whose frequent use of the word would seem to indicate its assured position in the slang of the College...
...Corporation are now completely helpless. They are powerless to avert the injury which is inflicted upon the whole University by serious though temporary reverses in any one of its departments; they cannot contend against that sense of general instability which such reverses are calculated to inspire; they cannot prevent frequent breaks in the continuity of the development of the various departments, although that continuity is essential to economy of administration, to robustness of growth, and to the dignity of the University...