Word: greate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...political change will not cure a social evil. Home rule would only aggravate the troubles, whereas what is needed is an entire change of the land system throughout all Great Britain...
...crew. The men have not begun rowing as yet, but go through the exercises on the chest-weights daily, after which they take a five-mile walk, the last mile and a half of which is done on the run. The candidates are very light and there is great need of more and heavier men to come...
...from time to time and we are glad that at last our words have taken root. The nuisance which the small vendors of the Boston dailies create about the steps of Memorial and the chapel, is no little matter, and their dismissal will be hailed by all as a great boon. It may be hard on the boys, but their noise and squabbles are the cause. In this as in other things the innocent must suffer with the guilty...
...matter o rooming, a great change has come about within a few years. Time was when none but unfortunate freshmen roomed elsewhere than "in college," but owing to the increasing dilapidation of the college building and the rapid increase of society houses, there has been a constant emigration from College Hill to the village. Of the students rooming in town above a hundred and ten live in society houses. These houses are owned by the Amherst chapters of the various Greek letter fraternities. Seven in number, they differ greatly in age, architecture, size, situation, convenience and elegance. Besides the secret...
...that the track athletes have had an opportunity of exhibiting their skill and the results of their fall training, and have retired from the field with great credit and glory, our athletic interests all seem to converge towards the foot-ball team, and the tests of its strength and ability are observed with anxiety. The game with the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, was a great di-appointment to us all, although our team showed signs of improvement in certain branches of their work. The blocking was poor and the fumbling of the ball was something to be deplored...