Word: hoping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...determined to make a hard fight for the lead. The rules of our faculty necessarily do much to handicap the nine, and the lateness of the season is another drawback. In spite of these disadvantages we feel sure that our club will make a good showing, and hope that the students will do their share by encouraging the nine by their presence at the opening game this afternoon...
...startling incident, is one of the best specimens of his work that we have seen. Mr. Abbey's illustration to Mr. Black's novel is hardly in his best manner. Mr. Abbey's picture in the Weekly on the Banishment of the Friends is so very characteristic, that we hope the Harpers will give us an edition de luxe of the number, as the picture is well worth preserving. Prof. Norton; Ernest Ingersoll, Kegan Paul and T. W. Higginson contribute note-worthy articles and the vovels by Mr. Roe and Mr. Black are continued. Mr. Charles Beade's story...
...succeeding ones. The failure of more than one to enter for a general excellence prize was a pity, as in former years the interest taken in this prolonged contest has helped to enliven some of the events which have a tendency to drag. Another year we shall hope to see the general excellence men appear in greater numbers. The absence of any tumbling was also noticeable at the third meeting. But to offset any defects, there has been a greater excellence in many of the old performances. Three Harvard and one amateur record have been broken, and a much greater...
...present holders of the courts any just claim, we would not say a word, but as yet no reason for this claim has been advanced. We hope that the Tennis Association will take some action in the matter immediately after the close of the recess ; in case the association refuses to do so, recourse must be had to the authorities...
...title page candidly informs us that the contents are designed "for the use of the collegiate youth," a design which we sincerely hope was realized in fact. In the first place, we learn that the academic year was divided into four terms, instead of three, as is generally the custom in this country. College opened on the tenth of October and closed for the year on Monday next after the seventh of July, at which time something like our present Commencement exercises took place...