Word: less
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Replied the Prexy. Jimmy spoke less...
...small class. The majority of Harvard students are hard workers. We are aware that we have not reached the standard of perfection, but we object to having the reputation of the college injured by the actions of a few. If the newspapers of the country would give less credence to the reports of people who know absolutely nothing about college affairs, and pay more attention to what actually takes place, then true accounts might be the rule, not the exception...
...Greek Government has offered to the Committee on the School an admirable site for building, of little less than two acres in extent, and of an estimated value of about $13,000. On account of lack of means for building, the committee have not been able definitely to accept this liberal and gratifying offer. A similar offer of an adjoining site has been made to and accepted by the committee in charge of the British School; the means for building have been secured by them; and, plans having been prepared by Mr. F. C. Penrose, the work of building...
...passes now, in which more or less fault is not found with the bathing facilities in the gymnasium. There is no doubt that the apparatus is inadequate for the uses of so many men as now regularly exercise during the afternoons, but, as reported in another column, some radical changes will be made during the coming summer. Still, what will be done next year, does not aid us much just now. It seems to show shameful negligence somewhere, that everyday the hot water gives out in the shower bath-room and the agonies of an icy cold ducking have...
...find us? It finds us up abreast with Harvard, Yale and Columbia. a university of 1000 men, with a good gymnasium, with an athletic council out of debt, an eight oared shell of first-class build and model already paid for and unequalled facilities for rowing. With far less material in former years, we have crossed the line with twelve college crews astern, we have rowed the greatest of crews, Oxford; we have filled our library so full of trophies that some have to be rolled up and tucked away for very lack of room. Now, out of all this...