Word: parts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Inter-collegiate Cricket Association met last Saturday afternoon in New York. Harvard, Haverford, Columbia and Pennsylvania were represented. Mr. H. L. Clark of Harvard, was elected president for one year. The champion cup was awarded to Haverford. The programme for the spring matches was arranged in part as follows : June 6, at Nicetown, Pennsylvania vs. Haverford; June 22, at Philadelphia, Harvard vs. Haverford; June 23, at Nicetown, Harvard vs. Pennsylvania...
...speaking of this subject we cannot refrain from saying a few words in regard to the number of parts offered by the seniors. Between seventy and eighty of the graduating class have gained the opportunity or privilege of preparing parts, but of these only an extremely small number care to avail themselves of the chance thus offered them. It would seem that the honor of delivering a commencement part would lead nearly all the rank list men to make a trial, but such is not the case. As yet, we believe, scarcely more than a dozen men have handed...
...glad to learn that the instructors who have charge of the commencement parts this year will make an extra effort to have all the parts possess that quality in which commencement exercises are singularly lacking, the quality of being interesting. Now there is nothing in the nature of a commencement part that requires stupidity, yet stupidity is the rule, not the exception in commencement parts. The facts are often scholarly, but seldom interesting. This year, however, the parts, we are told, must be interesting above all other things. The topics must be as far as possible live topics...
...good outdoor concerts later in the spring. The band too is an organization which is destined materially to help Harvard's reputation for musical ability. We hope therefore that in neither of these particulars, enjoyment or reputation, the college is to be disappointed. A little practice now on the part of the members of the band will win fame and gratitude for themselves, pleasure and recreation for the college at large, and new laurels in musical accomplishments for Harvard. With such high aims set before them, we do not see how the members of the college band can allow themselves...
...body movements within the boat, with one or two exceptions, are generally very good. In fact, there is a precision and evenness of movement, which is the result of careful training in the gymnasium. The crew is now being coached on the dip, finish and feather. A considerable part of the stroke is lost at both ends, by clipping and an imperfect finish. The individual faults are as follows: bow settles at the finish; two hangs at the finish, and is thus obliged to rush down on the recover, his swing is inaccurate; three occasionally swings forward...