Word: sevens
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...field and water. It is needless to say that the students should support the association in all its efforts, as every man in college feels called upon on his own account to show an active interest in this branch of athletics. The success earned in track athletics for seven years, and the consciousness that we now possess the Mott Haven cup ought to stimulate the new candidates to their best efforts...
...knowledge is the means whereby a high rank may be obtained. The former system of credits was notoriously unfair, for who, if he be a man of insight, will undertake to say that one deserves a percentage of ninety-eight while the work of another is placed at ninety-seven. The shade of difference is too minute to allow of the one student's calling himself first in his class, while his equal, likely enough, is ranked second. In addition, men do not come to Harvard to be ranged in a catalogue of their worthiness or unworthiness, no more should...
...that in a practically air-tight jar it did not require to be changed more than once in twenty years. Reptiles will keep for an indefinite number of years in this way, though they lose their lustre and brilliancy. It is wonderful to see the minute differences, of seven seales more or less on the head, the number of vertebrae in the spinal column, the rake of a fin - which go to determine the difference between one specie and another. The fangs of snakes are also curious things, those of the water-moccasin being the largest and most deadly. They...
...steamboat "Cecile" for the quarters. A little difficulty was experienced in getting all the baggage on shore, as trunks and all had to be transported some little distance in Capt. Moulthrop's small row boat. However, everything was finally landed, and he freshmen sat down to supper. At about seven o'clock the men took a short row, returning before it became very dark. Their work is still rather rough, but great improvement may be expected during the coming week...
...varsity live a very regular life. They rise at seven o'clock and breakfast at half past. I may say here that training at Harvard, as far as food and drink are concerned, is not at all the same as it was some years ago. Then the men of the crew could only eat so many pounds of meat, and drink so many glasses of water a day. Potatoes and other vegetables were hardly allowed at all. As a consequence the men grew tired of their food, and were very apt to become overtrained by much hard work. Nowadays, however...