Word: greate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Cuban Giants defeated the Yale nine, 9 to 4, on Wednesday, the coaching of Captain Williams of the Giants "rattled" the Yale men to a great degree...
...Boylston Prize speaking of last Thursday marked a great change in the style of declamation which has hitherto prevailed at Harvard Formerly every speaker was more or less prone to strain the natural effect of his address by an abundance of gestures and a pretentious oratorical display, thus sacrificing much of the intrinsic beauty of the piece. The speaking of night before last was characterized by coolness, simplicity and force; the gestures were few, but showed a careful judgement and the intonation was wonderfully clear. In one or two cases the coolness degenerated into coldness, and where the subject...
...successor to the responsible position which Dr. Barnard has been compelled, by ill-health, to vacate. As for the retiring president, he can desire no better reward than a retrospective glance at the ever-increasing prosperity of the college during the past twenty-five years-a prosperity which in great measure is due to his own careful supervision and activity...
...issue of the Harvard Monthly is a credit both to the editors of the magazine and to the University at large. Too great praise cannot be given for the high tone and the literary excellence of the various articles. If the editors of the Monthly desire to keep for their magazine a literary reputation they have only to follow the precedent so well sustained in the present number. The opening essay written by Mr. F. G. Peabody and entitled "Religion in a University" is very opportune. It is a frank statement of Harvard on the question of voluntary and compulsory...
...last year. All that is necessary to make the scheme successful is for the management to offer cups to the winning nine and define the rules governing the contests. There will be enough nines to make an interesting contest for first place. The games last year furnished a great deal of spirt and were enjoyed at least by the players. It is to be hoped that the management, if it intends to have the games this year, will not delay action longer...