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Word: sevens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...AEtnas of Cambridgeport defeated the '90 class nine on Saturday afternoon by a score of three to two. Law School nine 6, '88 6 (seven innings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/30/1888 | See Source »

Voted, That the existing committee on athletics should be increased from five to seven by adding thereto one members of the faculty and one undergraduate, and that this committee should be given the entire supervision and control of all athletic exercises within the precincts of the university, subject to the authority of the faculty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Overseers Report on Athletics. | 4/30/1888 | See Source »

...second part of the "Selections illustrating Economic History since the Seven Years War," compiled by Benjamin Rand for the use of students in Political Economy 4, will be ready for distribution at the Co-operative today. The work was undertaken at the request of Prof. Dunbar and has proved a valuable aid to the men in the course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor | 4/25/1888 | See Source »

...early in order to catch a train. The game was remarkable for the number of errors made by the visitors, who evidently were not in practice. No less than ten Harvard men got first on errors. Harvard failed to score only in the second inning. In the fifth, on seven hits and a series of errors, Harvard scored eight runs. This inning was noticeable for the poor base-running of the home team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard vs. Marlboro. | 4/20/1888 | See Source »

...Harvard is generously equipped with scholarships which benevolent people have contributed for the assistance of needy students. Of more than seven hundred undergraduates probably over one half need, or think they need, pecuniary assistance. These scholarships are assigned upon the basis of the student's percentages appearing on the annual rank list. In such a large college the competition is necessarily great. Those who have been fitted at the Harvard preparatory schools of the Eastern States generally have the advantage from the start. Scholarships being regarded as prizes for high marks are often eagerly sought after whether needed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Abuse of Competition at Harvard. | 4/17/1888 | See Source »

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