Word: smalls
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...almost every shoot, and those, in almost every case, are the men who make up the present team. They do not go up because they are on the team, but rather they are on the team because of their constant practice and consequent excellence. There is a very small element of chance in shooting, and it does not require any special aptitude for it. Almost any one with fairly steady nerves and a quick eye. though they may not become crackshots, can by dint of practice, become sure and steady shots, and it is of such men that the team...
...need a large navy to guard our territory. He argued that a navy on account of the improvements in projectiles, guns and torpedoes is becoming more and more inefficient for either attack or defence. The fact that the United States has no colonies and that her commerce is very small are further reasons why the navy should not be increased...
...Perry Lawton, Gr., G. S. Curtis, '92. The following new members were then elected: P. L. Spalding, '92, H. S. Wilkinson, '91, F. A. Huntress, '91, G. E. Dadmun, '90, and C. Nutt, '90. The treasurer's report showed the club to be out of debt and a small surplus on hand. The report of the librarian stated that several electrical magazines and pamphlets had been received. Letters of acceptance of honorary membership were read from Professor B. O. Pierce, Professor J. Trowbridge, Professor E. H. Hall, and Mr. Hollis Whitting. It was voted that members be requested to hand...
...number of men in training is very small and has been further reduced by an accident to one of the most promising men. Not one man can be spared. If all enter and do their best there is a good chance that we shall win. If any withdraw the chances are seriously lessened. The track races are still so far ahead that the excuse of training for them is hardly a reasonable one; no other ade quate reason can be suggested. We believe that we are justified in uiging those riders who have hitherto refused to enter, to reconsider their...
...Pudding Club presented its annual spring theatricals in New York. The operetta-an adaptation of Sheridan's "Duenna"-was well received, and the pretty little theatre of the Berkeley Lyceum was crowded each evening by enthusiastic admirers of Harvard and their friends. The stage of the Lyceum is so small that the choruses were serionsly hampered, and consequently did not appear to the best advantage. However, the performers did themselves more than justice in spite of all obstacles. To quote from one of the best New York newspapers: "It is hard to point out any weak points in last night...