Word: spite
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...spite of all the difficulties and disasters of past years, however, there has been of late considerable discussion among the students and the alumni of Princeton over the advisability of putting a crew on the water during the coming season. There seems to be little doubt that the undergraduates are infavor of so doing. But before taking final steps in the matter it seemed best to get the opinion of the graduates; and for this purpose the Princetonian sent out letters to prominent graduates asking what they thought of the advisability of the scheme. In these letters the Princetonian suggested...
...seem to be cheerful and very hard workers. They will do all they can to represent the University in a creditable manner at New London, in spite of any and all discouragements...
Certainly the clubs have good reason to congratulate themselves upon a concert assuredly the best of late years. The Glee Club is in an especially excellent condition and in spite of the warm reception they met last year on the Christmas trip, they cannot fail this year to make even a better impression...
...annual cross-country run of six miles, of the Y. A. A., was covered in 45 minutes in spite of the unfavorable condition of roads and weather. G. H. Buist '95 and S. Scoville, Jr., '93, were the first hounds...
When the call for candidates was first made at the beginning of the year it was remarkable how light the men were as a lot. There was hardly a candidate of them all who was as heavy as the centre and guards ought to be. In spite of repeated calls upon the class, no suitable heavy men turned up and the aaptain and coaches had to go to work with the material at their command. It is incredible that there should be no heavy men in Ninety-five; and if Yale should prove stronger on Saturday, the freshman class will...