Word: shortly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...varsity crew did not row on the river yesterday as the water was too rough. Instead of the regular practice the men took a short run. The seniors and freshmen also took a run instead of going on the river. The sophomore and junior crews, however, were out on the river for a short...
Robert Burns, said Mr. Copeland in his lecture last evening, was born on a farm in Scotland in the year 1759 and, with the exception of two long visits and one short visit to Edinburgh, spent in the country by far the greater part of his short life of thirty-seven years. He was induced to publish his poems in Kilmarnock in 1786 with the hope of raising money to pay his passage to Jamaica, and the success of an enlarged edition of this volume was such that he was not only the lion of the winter in Edinburgh...
...Prospect Union wishes to express its appreciation of the kindness of the Harvard Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs in giving a concert for the benefit of the Union a short time ago. This concert added a substantial sum to our needy treasury and emphasized again the spirit of help fulness in the University to which the Prospect Union has never appealed in vain...
Although the '96 and '97 crews were out for a short while Saturday afternoon, the class crews will not be able to go out today as was expected, as their boat house is still unopened and nothing is ready for them. The float, which belongs in front of the boat house, has been put out, but owing to the low tides it has not yet swung into position...
...whist match Saturday night between the American short suit team and the Harvard team, Harvard was defeated by thirteen tricks. The Harvard team was very much weakened by the fact that owing to the illness of Peck, Miller had to be substituted at the last moment. As Morrill and he had never played together as partners before, their playing was naturally rather erratic. Taking this fact into consideration, the result of the match was, on the whole, very satisfactory, for the American team was a very strong...