Word: peculiarities
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Senior Class Poem" by Mr. McCleary is a very entertaining and amusing poem and compares very favorably with like poems written of late at Harvard. The bright, vivacious style which is peculiar to this writer is not wanting here...
...rather peculiar effect is produced by the new Harvard cheer by three Harvards. A Tech man who was sitting with the Harvard men, said that when the leader of the cheering arose and called for "three long Harvards, boys," that it reminded him of a man at the Old Elm calling for "drei lager." Tech...
Dr.Brooks spoke about the peculiar features of college life. It is a life which a man takes up on entering and puts aside when his college days are over. College life is an insoluble puzzle to people of the outer world. Of late there has been a noticeable increase of interest in religions matters at Harvard, and it gives great satisfaction to all who make the welfare of the University their interest. The standard of scholarship will be raised by this religious movement, and men will take a greater interest in others welfare. One of the worst evils of college...
...society only were allowed to attend. The length of the debates was limited to two hours. Members were elected by tens, and a vote of two-thirds of all members present at the meeting was necessary for election. Honorary members were elected on the same conditionc. A peculiar law of the society was that officers should serve for one year only, and no one could hold office for two successive terms...
Excellence in athletics is not incompatible with a fine figure and a superb development. The tendency, however, of all special exercises is to produce special results. The physical characteristics which we have found peculiar to runners, jumpers, oarsmen, e c., have in a measure been acquired by long and arduous practice in these sports. In many cases, the special qualification that makes a man a first class athlete are gifts of nature. Add to this inheritance the prolonged training that tends to cultivate those special powers to the extreme, and we get sometimes a prodigy, but often a failure...