Word: manly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...never been charged with lack of class patriotism. The dinner a year ago was a proof of the loyalty of her members. Her junior dinner was the largest one ever held by any class. There is no reason why the senior dinner should not be still larger. Let every man sign and help to make the occasion a success...
...special car was provided for the clubs. As all singing was prohibited in order that voices might be kept as fresh as possible for the strain about to be put upon them, the men turned to whist to pass the time. A basket luncheon was served at Springfield. One man who was in the smoking carat the time did not receive his basket and was compelled to go hungry until evening...
...There is a marked absence of men who are under or over developed. There are 326 men in the College and Sheffield School, a considerable increase over last year. Only 17 per cent, of the freshmen use tobacco, while 25 per cent. of the Sheffield men smoke. The heaviest man in the class of '92 weighs 200 pounds, against 192 1-2 pounds in '91 last year. The lightest man weighs 86 1-2 pounds. The tallest man is 6 ft., 1 5-8 in.; the shortest man, 4 ft., 9 5-8 in., which is about three-fourths...
...altering somewhat the current opinion of Harvard life throughout the west. The second editorial, on the subject of forensics and themes, deserves a careful reading. The same idea must have occurred to every senior and junior taking elective courses in which theses are required. To be sure, the man who has three or four theses, as the Advocate assumes, is not the average man, so the evil of the present system is not so great as it pictures. Nevertheless the pressure is heavy and its lightening would undoubtedly improve the character of the work done...
...among Western Methodists and is not wholly unknown in the east. He is about 40 years old and for several years has been president of Lawrence University, at Appleton, Wis. Those who know Dr. Raymond best have given him the warmest endorsement. Personally he is said to be a man whom student and faculty 'tie up to,' genial, sympathetic, generous and able to gain the good will of all without sacrificing his dignity. His administrative abilities are said to be marked; he has tact and energy and is always ready in an emergency. For his scholarship much is claimed...