Word: popular
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...annual ten mile road race of the Cycling Association will take place November 6. This race has always been a very popular event. It is handicap and riders are given liberal time allowances, and it is hoped that a large number of new men will come out. A fine time prize will be offered as an incentive to the fast riders to establish a new 'varsity record for this distance. The course will be a new one and will be officially surveyed. Prizes will be put on exhibition at Leavitt and Peirces Saturday. All entries must be made on regular...
...educational experiment that starts at Yale this fall is the course in modern novels under Dr. William Lyon Phelps. The purpose of it is to teach students to read standard novels in such a way as to strengthen their faculties instead of debauching them. The course is popular, as might be expected. It would have rejoiced the heart of the late Professor Boyesen and encouraged that good man to hope that modern education was about to turn out novel readers sufficiently stout of heart and of stern enough discipline to tackle the tales of the American realists...
...PRINCETON AND RETURN by the elegant new Norwich Line steamer "The City of Lowell," the fastest boat on Long Island Sound, for the exceedingly low and assured rate of $5.50 by through ticket is proving the popular trip for Harvard men for may reasons...
...most popular decisions of the Faculty were made public within the last few days, namely, the opening of the reference library in the evening and the permission to allow an advisory committee of seven undergraduates to have a voice in the management of the Commons Dining Hall. This last concession will have much weight in regaining for the Commons their early popularity...
...resting, although it is interesting enough when played without any connection with another sport. Thus far it has never failed to attract many spectators and players, and from the number of men who have signified their intention of playing, it can safely be said that the game will become popular here at Harvard...