Word: short
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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President Eliot followed with a short speech upon "College Loyalties." He showed how they are of ten perverted so that they produce harmful results. The proper objects of Loyalty were next pointed out, and Professor Peabody was requested to continue the subject...
...good old days when Harvard used to win some victories with the oar, a Harvard graduate was the only coach for the crew, but because he received compensation for his services, the faculty judged him to be a proof seasonal, and forced upon the boat club his dismissal. This short-sighted policy met with the fate it merited. A regular professional coach was secretly tried, and the result which the faculty most desired to bring about was com palely frustrated...
...Henry A. Parker will not address the St. Paul's Society this evening as previously announced. There will be only a short business meeting this evening...
...Darling contributes a short review of Mrs. Ward's "Robert Elsmere," and presents an estimate of the value of the novel. The article makes no pretense of being a criticism but it will be interesting to those who have not yet read the work, inasmuch as it is a clear exposition of the incidents, the characters and the motive of the story...
...Harding kicked a goal. Wesleyan forced back ten yards from the centre of the field by sharp work of Cumnock, punted. Harvard had the ball down on the forty-yard line and Porter by a good rush advanced it to Wesleyan's twenty-yard line where be made a short punt. Wesleyan advanced the ball ten yards, but lost ground again by the good tackling of V. Harding. Wesleyan punted and Sears had a fair catch on the forty-yard line and he held the ball for a place kick by Lee. The ball fell ten yards short...