Word: returning
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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WOULD that my enemy would write a poem! We were in hopes that the Vassar Miscellany would contain a poem, that we might have a chance to return a kiss for a blow; but, alas! her only poems were quoted from the Crimson. If, however, we were to venture a criticism upon her review of our sonnet, we should say that the physiological ignorance which she displays is alarming in a college girl...
ALTHOUGH the weather in Montreal was chilly, a large audience assembled on the Cricket Grounds, Saturday, to witness the return-game between the Britannias and the Harvards. The first game played by Harvard against the Canadians was in 1874, when the McGill team, under Mr. David Rodger's captaincy, was beaten by us in Boston. In the autumn of 1875 a Montreal club met with a similar fate. In the spring of 1876 an exceptionally strong team from "All Canada" was defeated on Jarvis Field, and again, in the following autumn, at Montreal. It was during this game that Harvard...
...annually increasing, and it will not be surprising if the number of vacant college rooms increases proportionately, unless a fairer policy is instituted. The College, with its many endowments and its untaxed property, should be contented to realize a moderate income from the students, and should not expect a return of twelve or more per cent on buildings given by benefactors for the convenience of the students...
...return match, which was played on the following day, resulted in a draw, the game being stopped by darkness...
...games for the championship, is too well known to need further comment; it is not to our past achievements, but to our future athletic interests that we direct our attention at the beginning of another year. It will not be possible for us again to rely on the return of old players, at the last moment, for victory; and even if we could do so, that is not what is most beneficial to us in the end. Our captains must begin with a firm determination of making the most of their material, and if they show that they have accomplished...