Word: hoping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hope the college authorities will take measures if possible to induce the great English poet and critic, now on a visit to this country to lecture before the students in Cambridge. Mr. Arnold has always had numberless admirers among Harvard men and has more than once in his writings expressed his high regard for this university. It would therefore be peculiarily appropriate that the college in some way should show him especialy honor...
...dangerous overexertion which renders foot-ball and boating objectionable to many; and it is also a means whereby many men can obtain invigorating out-door exercise, who are debarred by inferior physique from engaging in the muscular sports, though it must be well understood that no man can hope to become a good shot unless his muscles have been well hardened by exercise, and his nerve got into good form by steady living and sufficient sleep...
...never received any notification of the meeting last Saturday, and so had no opportunity of representing our team at the meeting. This failure to notify Mr. Rueter, if intentional, was not only an insult but an injustice to Harvard. If the failure was due to carelessness, as we hope it was, we must say that such carelessness it is impossible to condone. Harvard had important matters to bring up at the meeting, and under the circumstances we think, that, unless satisfactory excuse be made, she would be quite justified in withdrawing from the National Association...
...distance. It is not only an unusual and unauthorized distance. It is too short a race for long-distance men and too long for spurters. By the above plan the men would be divided according to their abilities, and two good and interesting races could be assured. We only hope the officers of the association will consider this plan for avoiding a difficulty, which unless met with will lead to more accidents and disappoitments to both the riders and their friends...
...their own, make free with the nets of others, must either be freshmen who think that all nets belong to the tenuis association, and that having joined the association they are entitled to their use, or else very inconsiderate if not unprincipled upper classmen. In either case we hope they will purchase nets for themselves and not continue to make free with other men's property...