Word: pleasantly
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Saturday last was the first day which the club has devoted to rifle practice. No announcement was made of any matches, but a number of members were attracted to Walnut Hill by the pleasant weather, and some excellent sport was had. This being the first shooting of the year on the part of many, the scores ran somewhat lower than will be the case later. The day, though pleasant, was not particularly favorable for putting up high scores, as the wind was strong, and, at times, inclined to be fish-taily. The men shot first for individual practice; then...
...Cambridge, and made the best of the opportunities offered for long rows. Twice a day, in all kinds of weather, in snow, rain and hail, they ventured out upon the river. Barges were used for practice until yesterday, when the shells were brought out. This change was a pleasant one for the oarsmen, as the shells, though not so steady as barges, are more easily handled and rowed...
EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON.-The recent lengthy discussion of the so-called athletic question brought into notice the great lack of athletic grounds at Harvard. As the pleasant spring weather comes with all its temptations for out-door exercise we are reminded still more forcibly of this lack of room. The year before Holmes field was altered by the preparations for building the new Jefferson Laboratory, the college grounds devoted to recreation were as follows: Jarvis field, the major part of which was used exclusively for base ball, the remainder being divided into tennis courts, from a dozen to twenty...
...latter contests and the rivalry for the pennant. '85 has made a record of which she may be proud, having taken nine out of twenty-one prizes. The others were well divided among the remaining classes and the Law School. In succeeding years it is most probable that this pleasant rivalry for a class pennant will bring out even more entries than it has this year. It is a custom well worth preserving. It incites to faithful work in preparation, and the contestant is inspired by something higher than mere selfish motives. To work that a number may feel...
...Swift, late of St. Paul's School, died yesterday at Rome. He will be remembered as a very pleasant instructor by many of the St. Paul's men now in college...