Word: shortness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...only verse of this number is "A Game of the Nineteenth Century." It is an 5musing adaptation of a game of cards to real life, and is far more readable than many ambitious attempts at poetry. The Book Reviews of this number of the Advocate are short The "Advocate's Brief" would be more valuable if it had been continued to a later date, instead of ending with February...
...more care in writing notices for the CRIMSON, to make them as short as possible. Our notice column has been very much crowded of late by the number and extra length of the notices sent in for publication...
...cheerfully publish the notices of the various teams, clubs and societies, but they must be short and concise. If men would take pains to write their notices as briefly as possible, they would be doing us a great favor...
...English Cheviots for shirts. Large variety to select from. English and American mackintoshes; low prices. Sweaters, jerseys, tights, and all gymnasium goods; Boston prices and our old standard quality. For baseball, lacrosse, cricket and tennis goods we have the best assorted stock in Cambrige. Clothes cleaned and pressed at short notice. All goods and workmanship guaranteed best. Do not place your orders for summer flannel suitings until you examine our stock. Importer and manufacturer...
About forty Andover men met last evening in the rooms of Mr. J. W. Lund, '90, to consider the formation of a Phillips Andover club. After the object of the meeting had been formally stated, a short time was devoted to an informal discussion of the advantages of the club; J. H. Ropes, '89, J. W. Lund, '90 and other prominent graduates of the academy took part in this discussion. It was at once evident that the sentiment of all present was enthusiastically in favor of the formation of such a club and a motion that the meeting resolve itself...