Word: responds
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...will be needed in the eleven, the nine, the crew, and the Mott Haven team. The places where we have thought ourselves the strongest will be vacant and the call will be for new material. It is the classes left in college who must respond to this appeal. It is needless to say that '89 and '90 realize the responsibility thrown upon them, but the freshmen should be reminded that they too must put their shoulders to the wheel. Every man who has the welfare of the college at heart should go to the gymnasium...
...expressed each year that we might have a skating pond nearer college than Fresh Pond, is a sufficient warrant for the undertaking of the plan. The proper organization to move in the matter is without doubt the athletic association. The officers of this society have always been prompt to respond to the expressed wishes of its members, and I am sure the present demand will meet with no denial from them. Any ideas that any one may have on the subject should be advanced freely that the movers in the undertaking may profit by advice and experience...
...weight, girth of chest, hips, thighs and arms, in breadth of shoulders and in the increased strength of all parts of the body, while the girth of the neck, waist and calves, the depth of chest and abdomen, the breadth of neck, waist and hips seem to respond more slowly. The total height is slightly increased, through increase in length of the lower extremities, but the sitting height and girth of head, knees, instep, waist and the length of upper arm and foot are at first hardly altered. In the athletic class, the excess in development of the right...
...which had their days of supremacy at Harvard, have been superceded by a new and more civilized observance. It has now become the fashion for the members of the leading sophomore society to issue invitations to the freshmen who are considered likely to respond, requesting them to furnish "punch" on Monday night to the sophomore class. Many freshmen, new to' Harvard customs, know no better than to accept the invitation, and when they view their belongings on the following morning, their standard of Harvard life has been lowered materially, and they begin to wonder whether this well-worn saying...
...great delight of the audience, This was followed by "Down by the River," and "Dutch Company." The latter was encored as Mr. Carpenter captivated the audience by his yodel, Mr. Swarts's solo, "Huttelein" was sung with admirable taste and great depth of feeling. He had to respond to an encore in this truly beautiful song...