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Word: sit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...WHITE, Vice-Pres.TO SENIORS.- Men are reminded that they must sit at Pach's at once or their photographs will not be placed in the class album. The lists which have been delivered must be returned to Pach's before March 15, checked and signed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notices. | 3/6/1891 | See Source »

...SENIORS.- Men are reminded that they must sit at Pach's at once or their photographs will not be placed in the class album. The lists which have been delivered must be returned to Pach's before March 15, checked and signed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notice. | 3/5/1891 | See Source »

...months, Hight, Gardiner, Perry, Alexander, Earle and Keyes have given some attention to the crew, and at present Captain Burgess coaches the men. In general, it may be said that the time of the men is good at full reach, but not on the finish. The men do not sit up high enough, and do not make the last part of the recover of finish firm enough. The crew, however, shows much earnestness and has a very fair idea of beat. The following is a list of the men, with their positions, weights, and mention of their principal faults...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sophomore Crew. | 2/23/1891 | See Source »

After final grace the dons retire to what is called the "combination" or "common" room. This is hung with portraits of celebrated graduates of the college. Here the dons sit. as a rule, in the semi-circle in front of a cozy fire. To quite Mr. Winsors bright letter, "The propulsion of sherry, claret and port-these seem to be the orthodox wites of the after feast-gives a man something to do, in the gaps of conversation. With the fire place forming the link which connects the ends of the horse-shoe curve of sitters, there is a difficulty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: English Universities in Winter. | 1/13/1891 | See Source »

...genuine determination to win. This spirit needs, perhaps, to be defined at Harvard, for it is perfectly apparent that until lately we, as a body of students, have not had the least idea of what it means. The idea conveyed by this term is not that we should sit down and spend our time in idle gossip over our "prospects"; it does not mean that we should grind our teeth and declare ourselves beaten from the start; nor does it mean that we should smile blandly because we feel sure of a victory before the teams have met. It means...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/12/1891 | See Source »

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