Word: smaller
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...crews; formerly all the elements of a fine display were present. The changes which have taken place in the art of rowing since the days when the races were rowed on Lake Quinsigamond or Lake Saratoga, and when Harvard and Yale were willing to meet the crews of the smaller colleges seem to have been following a logical development. The ambition to win has resulted in a greater mastery of watermanship, and the colleges which have had less material to draw from, or which have allowed their interests to flag, have been left behind, so that Harvard and Yale have...
...care in regard to the pitch; men who are willing to work and to submit to the necessary discipline. Besides the large number of tenors and bases, the club will need a yodler and a whistler. The number of men who attended the trial of candidates last October was smaller than usual; it would be very unfortunate if with greater needs than usual the Club should find itself hampered next fall by a limited range of choice occasioned by lack of interest on the part of the musical men of the University...
...most attractive features of the Memorial Dining Hall is the memorial windows, mainly the gift of recently graduated classes. These windows are suffering from sheer neglect; and not only have many of the leads fallen out, but some of the smaller pieces of glass have shaken from their places. A very little care would repair the damage already done, as well as keep the windows in their proper condition for the future. The college can ill afford to allow these windows to fall into decay apparently from indifference. It is unjust both to those whose kind thoughtfulness has given these...
...total of this grade to about $700. In a similar way the estimate for a man of moderate means, under the column "Modest," should be cut down from $1200 to about $900, reducing especially sundries by $100, clothing by $75, and board by $30, besides many of the smaller items. The four upper grades may be left approximately as they stand. For books and stationery the estimates in these as well as in teh other columns are perhaps rather low, but there is considerable variation in this respect in the needs of different courses and branches of study...
...redeeming feature of the meeting was the shot putting by Pennypacker, whose efforts showed the hard and careful work he has done. In the high jumping and pole-vaulting not only were the records made much below those made last year but the number of entries also was smaller...