Word: intentions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pomp and show which might mark such an occasion in any of the effete despotisms of a foreign civilization, was yesterday heroically dispensed with at Harvard. With tense brows and studious, downcast look. professors and students could be seen pacing the gravel-strewn walks of the yard, intent no doubt in recalling the glorious deeds of the father of his country, first in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. How much better is such an observance of the day than the maddening pomp and wild holiday uproar that some thoughtless ones unseemly clamor...
...University of Pennsylvania has placed itself in a very peculiar position. It attempts to assert that hereafter, if they do not receive an answer within sixty days to their challenge to row an eight-oared race, they will be champions of all the American colleges. In other words, they intent to ignore the claims of the old and tried oarsmen of Harvard and Yale, merely because these latter parties have too many previous engagements to accept the challenge of this last aspirant for aquatic honors. College boat races cost more than any other kind of amateur contests because they make...
Matrimonial prospects - Two, decided; one, encouraged; one, indifferent; one, intent on single blessedness; one, "only waiting;" the rest are hopeful...
Frank Frayne, the actor, who was arrested in Cincinnati for causing the death of a member of his theatrical company, was examined on a charge of manslaughter on Saturday, and was discharged, as no criminal intent was shown...
...certainly furthest from our purpose to interfere unwarrantably in the private pleasure or business of any student or body of students of the freshman class. Our aim was entirely philanthropic and patriotic, and in exercising a certain scrutiny in the manner complained of we acted with the best intent. In common with the entire body of upper class men, the HERALD considers it of the utmost importance for the general welfare of the college that the harmful custom of freshman theatre-going be totally abolished. Of course, if any party of freshmen, however large, chooses to visit the theatre...