Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Henshaw, '89 has a sore finger, which will prevent his playing ball until next spring...
...this circular. Our reply is: nothing at all. There is too much public sentiment against Bloody Monday to allow the threats to be carried into execution, and if they are carried into execution a simple statement of the names of the aggressors in the columns of the CRIMSON will prevent its repetition for a long time to come. But, they ask, will it make us unpopular to refuse? and again we reply, no. Men who voluntarily give punches on Bloody Monday night throw themselves open to the accusatien of "swiping" to the sophomores and often become unpopular in consequence...
Taking it all in all, their life at the quarters is very much enjoyed. It is such a complete change from the hard study of the winter, and there is just excitement enough, in watching the other crews and thinking about the races to prevent anyone's getting tired of the place. As I have said before, the crew are all very well, feeling much better, they say, and certainly looking better than they did just before leaving Cambridge. This afternoon they rowed as follows...
...first two. The chorister earnestly wishes that a larger number may be present at the remaining rehearsals. To be sure the song may be considered rather a minor feature, vet if it deserves a place on the programme at all, it deserves to be done well. In order to prevent it from being utterly flat, it is necessary that it should be sung, and not merely played by the band with the accompaniment of a few feeble croaks by the class, and in order to be sung, it must be rehearsed. Half an hour just after dinner...
...crews always have done, and are generally accompanied by the Carrie Goodwin, their launch. Last night, however, instead of going out in the afternoon, they waited until almost seven o'clock before they went out, and returned as late as nine o'clock. This was done probably to prevent the Harvard 'varsity from watching them, as it certainly could not be a good thing for the men to row at such a late hour as a rule. They have changed their old stroke of last year considerably, and seem to be copying Harvard as closely as possible. Though they...