Word: narrows
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...America, in April of the present year must make it of peculiar interest to us. Harvard has always stood for the most liberal views not only in education but in religion, and this fact has been so emphasized and the contrast between Harvard's liberal position and the narrow views entertained by other more sectarian universities has been so often dwelt upon that we are apt to take it for granted that any institution which stands for some particular form of religious belief is thereby handicapped in the race for true learning, and must surely be distanced by those whose...
...seats are exceedingly narrow and painfully uncomfortable. It is almost impossible for ladies, and especially elderly ladies, to sit on these seats during a whole game, besides it is an injustice to the holders of these seats to compel them to pay the same price as for the other seats and give them such abominable seats. It would only take a comparatively small sum to make the seats perfectly comfortable, and it should be done for the sake of the ladies who will wear the crimson on that...
While President Eliot was in California in Los Angeles, he visited, with several other gentlemen, as the guests of Mr. Raymond, the excursionist, Mt. Wilson. The trip occupied two days and was made partly by coach, partly on broncho-back. Connected with Wilson's peak by a narrow ridge is a mountain, which Harvard experts tried to get in order to secure photographs of the transit of Venus. They were unable to do so then. Recently, however, the entire summit and its approaches, a space of ten acres, has been tendered to Harvard College. This peak will be the site...
...paddled yesterday, over a course of about a half mile with a turn, the start and finish being at the boat house. In the first heat were Hale L. S., Taylor '93, Scudder 92, W. M. Reed '93, Cockrell '95 and Bender, Div. The first named won by a narrow margin over Scudder and Reed. In the second heat Merwin '94, Stetson '94, beat C. Brewer '93, and H. B. Smith '93, by some very good paddling. Merwin and Stetson also defeated Hale and Taylor in the finals, thus winning the prize. W. C. Nichols '93, and R. Stone...
...signal to the spectators that the first three crews were off. Crew No. 1 had the inside course and rounded the turn in the lead, winning by a length and a half, with No. 3 second. Four crews rowed in the second heat. No. 7 won by a very narrow margin and No. 5 was given a close race for second. Fouls were claimed but not allowed. The final heat brought out the first and second crews in the preliminary, heats. Crew No. 1 proved the winner, crossing the line a length ahead...