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Word: smalls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Ninety-two three-quarters of a length behind, while Ninety and Ninety-one were nearly abreast of each other and only a few feet behind the freshmen. As soon as the sophomores had passed the bridge they spurted and slowly but surely crept up until they led by a small margin, but they were unable to keep up the pace and the freshman and seniors passed them. The freshmen pressed the seniors hard but were unable to overtake them. Eighty-nine was the first to cross the line, Ninety-two was second and about half a length behind Eighty-nine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Class Races. | 5/6/1889 | See Source »

...attendance was so small matches B and had to be given...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Shooting Club. | 5/3/1889 | See Source »

...Friend opened the debate for the negative. He said, "Popular government means government by parties. There have always been two parties ever since the question of adopting a constitution came up. Should indepondence in politics be carried to its full extent, the whole country would be split up into small parties. Mr. Friend cited examples to show the danger of voting against one's party. It is the complaint of Congress today that not enough attention is paid to party...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Union Debate. | 5/3/1889 | See Source »

...word of commendation is due those who had in charge the presentation of the play. The costumes showed taste in the grouping of colors, and were, moreover, in keeping with Grecian models. This, in fact, lent no small share to the success of the performance and helped to recall the Oedipus presented in 1882 by members of the university...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Electra. | 5/2/1889 | See Source »

...clubs left New York at 10 p. m. on April 10 for Buffalo, arriving there at 1 p. m. the next day. They gave their first concert that evening before a small but enthusiastic audience, which constantly called for encores. The clubs next went to Detroit, where they received a cordial reception. They left on the next morning for Chicago, thence going in the following order: to Bloomington, Ill., St. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Sewickley. Both Bloomington and Sewickley have never been visited by the clubs before, and though both are small towns, they did their best to give...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Glee Club Trip. | 4/30/1889 | See Source »

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