Word: seasons
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...approve. While it has been the custom in various other colleges to have regular winter athletic contests, Harvard has not, at least for the past few years, done anything to keep up the spirits and zeal of the men who work conscientiously during the long months of the close season, as it might appropriately be called. To spectators, also, this tournament will be interesting, and probably very amusing. Any break in the winter's dulness is certain to be acceptable. The Athletic Association has shown praiseworthy activity in this matter, and we wish it would consider, at the present time...
...season of the year...
...PROMINENT Senior amused, himself, during the late warm season in Hollis, by looking out of his window in that ill-fated building and smiling placidly on the crowd. Where should a man be happy, if not by his own fireside...
...Freshmen crew are also doing some light work, and promise well. The University ball nine have not yet thought of organizing; but we shall probably have a good team. Of last year's nine we lose only Moffat. Gunners here are looking forward to a good English snipe season in the spring...
...vaunted savoir faire of our young aristocrat supplied him with a timely caution. It rightly taught him that it was not the season to attack democracy at the time of the "heated discussion" of class elections, when the earnestness of the conflict had engraved the battle-cry on the minds of every one. This aristocratic quality would have done him a greater service, we think, had it shown him that the incapacity he confesses, to under stand a great principle in its larger working, is not the best evidence of his capacity to criticise it in a case of less...