Word: greate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...regard to the final make-up of the eleven which we shall meet at Cambridge in June, one thing is sure, and that is, that Harvard's prospects have never be so good for putting a strong team in the field, and back of this there is a great deal of enthusiasm manifested in cricket throughout the whole university. Harvard has more material from which to pick her team this year than we have, and this fact of having an abundance of good material has often helped the Crimson on to victory. The old adage, 'there's safety in numbers...
...Schliemann has gone to Egypt with Dr. Virchow. He is anxious to discover the grave of Alexander the Great, but the place where it is supposed to be is covered by a mosque. Undaunted by this fact, Dr. Schliemann intends to dig a tunnel, or have the whole building moved, after the American method...
...believe that a college-educated man, if the education does not spoil him as it does a great many men-if, with his education, he can get down to every-day practical things-will succeed in journalism. Education is certainly a good thing; but education that keeps a man in the clouds all the time will not do for the hurly-burly of daily newspaper work...
...especial credit to the Alumni that the present movement was instituted, not at the instigation or by request of the undergraduates, but among themselves. Coming from a body of men in the prime of life, whose opinions on the subject are unbiased, this request ought to have great weight with the Faculty. It is singular that, after the liberal regime entered upon by the college authorities several years ago, selfgovernment in this branch of athletics should be withheld from the students. The liberal principles of the college were shown by the substitution of voluntary for compulsory prayers, by the establishment...
...STRINGING TENNIS RACKETS.- We have the best thing in this line that has yet been produced-waterproof stringing. Dampness is the great enemy to racket strings and the prolific cause of much looseness and breakage. When treated with our Waterproof Filler the strings become impervious to dampness, and will keep in good condition a much longer time than would be possible otherwise. They can be taken to the seashore or mountains with safety if treated with the Waterproof Filler. We make a specialty of stringing for expert playing, and can guarantee fine work. James W. Brine, 10 and 11 Harvard...