Word: recess
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...freshman crew, which, before the recess numbered forty candidates, has been cut down to about twenty-five. These men will continue to work in the gymnasium where they have been since Thanksgiving. Three regular crews will be formed, and special days will be allowed each crew for use of the new tank. Alexander '87, is coaching them...
...sevench annual convention of the Modern Language Association of America was held at Harvard during the recess, and was attended by delegates from all parts of the United States. The first session on Thursday, December 26, was opened by the president, James Russell Lowell, who introduced the first speaker of the evening, President Eliot. Mr. Eliot, after welcoming the members of the association to Harvard, went on to compare the instruction given in modern languages in college now and in former times. He said that the Smith professorship, founded in 1816, was the first professorship of modern languages...