Word: lovely
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...contest with one element in her favor, and that is the enormous amount of material from which to draw her men and against whom to practice the ones selected. Yale's succession of victories has brought to her doors many men who, were it not for their love of football, might have strayed to other colleges. The desire to be on the Yale team has inspired them to hard work in the preparatory schools, and the opening day of practice-found enough men on the Yale field to make up two separate games. This means about 50 men from whom...
...contact with Dr. Hale either distantly as in chapel or more closely elsewhere will acknowledge that each minute with him has been a source of gain for them. His sympathy, his cordiality, his readiness to help when advice has been asked of him have drawn to him the love and respect of all the students. We cannot say farewell to Dr. Hale without the deepest regret. The work he has accomplished in the past among us has told on the side of good order, and the loss occasioned by his absence must be great. His work in the pulpit...
...last Advocate for this year made its appearance yesterday. Although this number is not above the average, the contributions are, for the most part, interesting. "The Village Schoolmaster" is the sketch of a portion of the life of Dr. Twitchell. The story is a peculiar combination of love, school routine, and unnaturalness. The principal character is not skillfully drawn and his marked peculiarities are not represented as apparent to those with whom he associates. The conclusion is not in harmony with the first part of the story. "Six-Paris" is an incident of the last siege of Paris. The story...
...exhibition match in tennis between Lee and Tallant, and Tailer and Snow was at length played yesterday, after several postponements. The first set opened with a love game for Lee and Tallant, who were playing better tennis than their opponents, and took the set without much difficulty. Tailer and Snow prevented the set from being love, but that was all. In the next set they made a strong rally, and kept the lead until the games were four all, but lost the next two and the set. The last set went to Lee and Tallant with the same score...
...profusely illustrated. Each of the lays is prefaced by a brief history of the event to which the poem refers. In addition to the lays. a few of Macauley's shorter poems have been appended, such as the "Battle of Ivory," the "Armada" and others. To those who love the ring of Macauley's verse, we cannot recommend a better book. [The Knickerbocker Press, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Price...