Word: larger
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Reading-Room Association enters upon a new year in an unusually prosperous condition. Through the energy and skilful management of the directors last year a larger surplus than usual was left in the treasury; and with proper support from the members of the various classes success is certain. It has been suggested that the reading-room be open evenings; but the heavy debt incurred for gas when this suggestion was carried out a few years ago still cripples the Association somewhat, and makes it averse to a repetition of the experiment at present. Meanwhile the directors have begun a vigorous...
...cases well, in some exceptionally well, delivered. This is not the place for dwelling on individual merits; it is enough to say that the interest of the audience did not flag during the entire declamation, and that several times much enthusiasm was shown. The audience was much larger than that of last year, and we certainly cannot complain that people will not come to hear good speaking. The speakers could not have wished for listeners more sympathetic or better able to appreciate the fine points they made...
...dirt, instead of a cinder path. The Bicycle Race produced capital sport, every inch of the three miles being closely contested. It was, we believe, the first race ridden by amateurs in the country. Next fall, with a proper cinder track on Holmes or Jarvis, we hope to see larger fields of starters and equally fast and close races. The time made in all the events proves that as athletes we are, with proper training, inferior to none. A little self-denial, more and harder exercise, and regular, quiet living, comprise the essentials to high condition. It would seem that...
...this time, to take as many hours each half-year as we wished, provided that the sum-total for the two half-years equalled twenty-four hours; a privilege which was very valuable to many faithful students. To applicants for honors, particularly, the liberty to take the larger amount of work during the first half-year was very important, as it gave them more time in the spring for the special work which is required for examinations for honors. Again, it greatly lightens the labors of our hard-worked Crew and Nine to be able to assign a large proportion...
...departure from the old order of conducting the speaking for the Boylston Prizes should not fail to secure a larger attendance at those exercises than ever before. It seems that there is to be a preliminary trial, and only those who come up to a required standard of excellence will be allowed to speak for the prizes. The number of speakers will thus be diminished at least one quarter from that of previous years; there will be this year, at the most, only thirty. It has always been a matter of regret that more have not thought it worth their...