Word: prevailing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...upon the visitors from Yale and dubbs them "Connecticut roughs." Bad as has been the conduct of Yale in this matter, and deserving of censure as the college may be for upholding and even praising the conduct of its team, we cannot without a protest allow the impression to prevail at Yale that the students of Harvard are reduced to the extremity of indulging in such unseemly vilification as a means of upholding their cause and of defending their rights...
...prejudice can ever be eradicated so long as the aforesaid type exists at the college. It would be very strange indeed if in so large a body of students affectations and eccentricities should not exist, but that Harvard men themselves should countenance and encourage the opinion that such characteristics prevail throughout the college, and thereby distinguish it from other colleges, is truly deplorable. Any expression of sentiment condemning such practices as prevail among certain classes of men, and which bring discredit upon the college, will certainly meet the approval of Harvard students, and any frank discussion of evils that exist...
...WEATHER.WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12, 1882-1A. M. For New England, fair weather, westerly winds, rising barometer, slight fall in temperature. Cloudy weather and light snow or rain will probably prevail on Friday...
...Your political ideas are crude. Selfishness is the basis of your government. No country can be well governed where each arrogates to himself the right to a voice in the administration. The time will come when an unselfish policy will prevail; when the people will give up their petty individualities, and leave their destinies in the hands of a Supreme Ruler, who in turn will sacrifice himself, if need be, for his people...
...Harvard has beaten Yale three years in succession, the feeling is likely to prevail that the next race will turn the scales in Yale's favor, and it is this very point of which our crew need to be reminded. If the men are faithful and train properly there is really no reason why the same result should not be attained this year as formerly. Greater difficulties, it is true, must be overcome. The fact that Yale's crew have been on the water all the winter shows that they will leave no effort untried in order to bring victory...