Word: slighted
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...addition in "The Cult of the Purple Rose: a Phase of Harvard Life," by Shirley Everton Johnson '95. By the device of an imagined undergraduate society of pseudo-literary tastes the author is enabled to introduce several verses and tales, the relation of which to college surroundings is slight, and which are possessed of no striking merit. Of his own book he says in his preface: "No Harvard man will take this book seriously. It deals solely with the doings of a few extremists." The reader is likely to agree with him. In making this statement he has deserved better...
Yesterday was the last day of morning and afternoon football practice, and hereafter the men will meet but once a day. The present grading into four separate squads will be maintained with slight changes until the reduction which will occur in a few days, and after that the careful sifting of most of the promising men will commence. So far, Coach Farley has been assisted by B. G Waters '94, W. H. Lewis '95, J. Dunlop '96, R. Brown '98, D. S. Dean '91, F L Burnett '01, J Lawrence '01 J. Upton '93, J. S. Lawrence '01 and these...
...June 15.--The weather here yesterday was fine with a slight wind blowing up stream and freshening in the afternoon. Both crews went out for short stretches in the morning and soon returned to take examinations. Gregg replaced Smith at bow in Brownell's boat. In the afternoon the four-oar went out in their new shell which proved very satisfactory. Later the Freshmen rowed in their new Davy shell and were coached from the launch by Blake and H. Bancroft. They then started at the point with the University crew and raced over the first half of the four...
...June 12.--The weather today was clear with a slight wind blowing up river. Both crews got into the water about half past nine. Bancroft is well again and took his regular place at seven, and Francis moved back to three in the four. The other positions were Stroke, Brownell; 2, Derby; bow, Smith; but later Gregg was tried for a time in Derby's place...
...efficiency of the body of persons employed in the Society's stores. To secure this contemplated improvement in the personnel, the Society will have to pay better salaries than it has paid in the past. It may be that the immediate effect of the new policy will be a slight temporary reduction in the rate of dividend. The Directors believe that in the long run the rate of dividend will not be impared; and that the convenience and comfort of the members will be served immediately. In the present year the tailoring department--held up as a warning by Professor...