Word: greate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...vesper services yesterday afternoon were conducted by Rev. Dr. McKenzie before a large attendance of students and visitors. The selections of hymns consisted in "Let all the World in every Corner Sing," Watson's "O Worship the Lord," and that beautiful effort of Mozart's, "O Great Jehovah." Mr. Babcock, the soloist, sang with his customary skill and finish. The sermon was delivered by Dr. Gordon, in which he tersely compared the influence of the race of life upon the runner to the influence of spectators upon the various athletic contests...
...with two or three exceptions were not equal to her opponents. Yale, as she always does, sent a team into the field with a dogged determination to win, and as always they played a magnificent game of foot-ball. Harvard used her experience of last year and made a great improvement, but the men had not learned the need of desperate work at a pinch that must be learned in order to win in a game where so many are engaged and the teams are so equal. The Harvard team in playing with only two men back of the rush...
...above quotation forms a part of a general attack upon Harvard life, especially its tendency to lay great stress upon athletic contests. Much as we deem the writer of the article egregiously ignorant about our affairs, there can be no doubt that Harvard is not exempt from the evils which always beset a large body of society-composed entirely of men, but that is no particular fault of ours. What can be laid at our door is a certain triviality in dealing with affairs, and a provinciality in regard to the outside world, but great as has been the misfortune...
...GREAT REDUCTION in prices on Jerseys, Sweaters and all Gymnasium goods at James W. Brine's, 10 and 11 Harvard...
...great deal of hard work must be done in order to make our Mott Haven team of this year a winning one. Although there is every prospect for as good a team as last year, still it must be borne in mind that we did not win last year; and therefore must put forth all our energies to develop and perfect the material that we have. The loss of Rogers will be very severely felt, there being no one to take his place in the 100-yards dash. A good deal of attention will be given to developing...