Word: late
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...does not mean that men of 190 lbs., fully developed and able to handle their own weight would not be more desirable for the crew than lighter men, but mere weight ought not be sufficient to insure a man's position in the boat. The tendency at Harvard of late years has been to lay too much stress upon weight. The captain desires that any men from 160 lbs. upwards should consider himself a fit candidate for the crew. As may be seen the number of candidates at present is only eleven, which can scarcely be considered sufficient. More...
...Exeter, or this advantage would have been quickly taken by the academy boys without waiting until the last twenty minutes of the game, but to some weakening by our freshmen. This weakess was due to a lack of endurance from want of training, a fault for which at this late season of the fall there is no excuse...
Rumors of important changes in our athletic system have been flying around the college of late, and a restless and uneasy feeling as to what these changes may be has been aroused among the undergraduates. We do not know definitely whether any changes will be made, although we have good reason to believe that the Committee are in favor of making some alterations; but in view of the present state of opinion, we deem it our duty to speak a few words to Committee and students alike...
...party of 200 students in Toronto, Canada, returning home late one evening last week singing songs, and raising a racket generally, was broken up by the police. One student, the son of a prominent member of the Dominion government, was given his choice by the court next day of paying a fine, together with costs, or of making a 30 days' sojourn in jail...
While the heat of debater may condone many violences of expression, the exhibition of ungentlemanly language and unnecessary virulemen on Wednesday evening, deserves the highest censure. Intense interest was manifested in the remarks of each speaker who gained the floor, and it was not until a late hour that the meeting was adjourned. The debate was the longest and most successful in the history of the Union...