Word: likes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...know that many would be glad of an opportunity to exercise in the open air. The hare and hound runs have been a great success in the fall. and I see no reason why they should not prove a success now. If the Athletic Association do not feel like giving cups for their runs, let them simply get them up and I am sure that many would join in them. If, however, the Athletic Association do not feel like taking the trouble, it would be a very easy matter for two or three men to announce...
...those of 1868 and 1878. The most important observations made at the eclipses of the dates just mentioned were obtained by the United States naval observatory. Its photographs and those of the Harvard expedition in January show an appearance of the corona to the east of the sun, much like that of a wedge, its sides extending far out in wavy lines; on the other side of the sun the coroan appears much brighter, and, from its cleft shape, bears a strong resemblance to the tail of a fish...
...gymnasium presents a very lively appearance on afternoons at present. Squads of men are seen exercising in different parts of the building-some at the chest-weights and others with the Indian clubs, dumb-bells, etc.; in fact things begin to look decidedly business-like. The Mott Haven candidates are working regularly every afternoon, and also the football squad, which is now very large, is diligently at work under the supervision of Captain Cumnock and Mr. Lathrop. It is the purpose of the managers to let the men work together for a while and learn just what they...
...university like ours, changes and innovations of one kind or another are constantly being demanded. The most pressing need now is some method of lighting the library during the evening. The importance of this step has been shown by the numerous pleas for electric lights in the library in the different college papers. It is seldom that in any question concerning the internal affairs of the college the sentiment of the undergraduates and instructors is unanimous, but the benefits to be derived from lighting the library are so manifest as to make all those who are in the habit...
...poem, by Mr. Hunneman, like all class poems, is a succession of hits and grinds upon members of the class. The prologue and introduction are better than is usual in after dinner poems. and many of the hits are very witty. Of course the interest in such a piece depends upon the aptness of the allusions, and in this respect the poem is excellent...