Word: life
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...communication published yesterday echoes our sentiments upon the question of playing with professionals. We cannot agree with the ideas advanced by the correspondent of the Advocate, and we think that such an opinion can only be held by men who at best obtain but a superficial view of college life and practices. It is most undeniably false that our nine, in wishing to practice with professional teams, is influenced by a desire to learn "tricks" and unfair points to be employed against Yale and Princeton, unless learning how to play base-ball in a scientific manner can be called...
...most interesting and fascinating work, entitled "Society in Rome under the Caesars," has just been brought out by Scribners. It is said to present the best picture ever given of the entire state of society, its religious beliefs, morality, government, literature, and the daily life, habits and amusements of all classes of people under the first Caesars...
...educational improvement to degenerate and lose their vitality as time goes on and the novelty wears off. The Conference Francaise seems to be in no such danger and the deep interest taken by the members in all the proceedings of the club predicts for it a long and useful life. The play of tomorrow night is one of the noted French farces written by M. Labiche and can hardly fail to be interesting and amusing to the audience. There is no reason why the representation tomorrow night should not be highly successful and a credit to the Society...
...Secretary is at present able to fill. There are doubtless many men in college who would welcome an opportunity for summer employment, and with the added chances, there is no reason why those who are worthy should not be satisfied. Seniors, particularly, who perhaps are undecided as to their life work, or who do not wish to begin it at once, ought to be especially glad of this privilege, which, while it gives them time to make up their minds, does not leave them unemployed...
Among other books received is a "Life of Amos Lawrence," by his son. Mr. Lawrence graduated from Harvard in the class of '35, and a part of his life after his graduation was spent in active work for his Alma Mater. To him was largely due the raising of funds for Memorial Hall...