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Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to his bereaved parents. We can only hope that our heartfelt sorrow with them in their deep affliction will soften a little their great grief...
...desire a game, to consider some suitable place in New England. We feel sure that Harvard will then do her part, and that every one will be much more satisfied with the result of the season's work. If this game takes place it would do much to soften the opinion which the other colleges entertain toward Harvard on account of our action last year. Outsiders never took the trouble to understand what was done, but the good results of it all are now evident in the thoroughly amateur and college-like game which is played this year. It lies...
...class races, where they did so well. it must be remembered that their captain was unable to row, and also that one of their men unshipped his seat several times. This hard luck seemed to follow them to New London. In the first place their Waters boat began to soften very perceptibly a few days before the race, and in the race itself an accident occurred which decided from the outset the result of the contest...
...assisted in extinguishing the Fire, it being vacation no person in the college, the Fire was past stopping Harvard before it was perceived. I hope the K - g will give something to repair the loss as he has never done anything for this College yet, . . . . . . and now partly to soften your grief and alleviate your sorrow, Ile tell you the proceeding of our worthy Court the next Day, the first vote that past was for rebuilding the College at the expense of the province Imediately, and two thousand lawful voted to begin with, and a sum to Mr. Hancock...
...Southern prejudice, the record shows the impossibility of freeing a Southern man from the bigoted views which he has been taught from childhood. Immediately after the war, characters such as are described in the book undoubtedly existed in large numbers. but the tendency of latter years has been to soften these rabid sectional views. The work, although slightly overdrawn, is full of life and incident, and ranks with the average reconstruction novel...