Word: spite
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...aroused great enthusiasm in America, and Lincoln made his first bad mistake by giving in to public opinion and not immediately sending the commissioners to England. The final result of the affair was that England made a formal demand, which was complied with--a blow to American prestige. In spite of this and other minor errors, Lincoln managed to keep the war confined to this continent, which to the his-toian seems a marvel...
...annual Rhodes Scholarship examinations will be held in every state of the Union next October, and the successful candidates will be sent over to Oxford in spite of the war. These scholarships bring an annual stipend of $1500 which lasts for three years. This sum is sufficient to meet all current expenses at Oxford, and to enable considerable travelling during the summer. Information may be secured from G. H. Gifford '13, Balliol College, Oxford, England, who is one of the present scholarship holders from Massachusetts or from President Lowell, who is chairman of the Massachusetts Committee of Selection...
...stop at the two-mile where the Freshmen were to take up the race. At the mile and a quarter mark, when the two crews were making a fairly even race of it, an ocean tug "James MacWilliams" suddenly appeared in the course and refused to stop in spite of all signals and gesticulations from the four launches which were following the race. The wake from the tug was too heavy for the shells and the men were obliged to stop in the middle of the trial. As a result the trial was postponed until tomorrow...
...spite of the rapid sale of the Senior Albums at first, the books have since been going rather slowly. As the committee must soon meet heavy obligations, it will facilitate matters greatly if all members of 1915, who have put off buying their copies, will purchase them at once. The Albums at $6 each are now on sale at Leavitt & Peirce's, the Co-operative Branch, Notman's and Matthews 5. Those who have made deposits of $2 may obtain their volumes by paying the balance at either of the last two places...
Tickets at $1.25 may still be had at Leavitt & Peirce's and Thayer Common Room from 9 o'clock on, and are necessary for the trip in spite of 1918's desire to pay all the expenses. In addition to transportation and refreshments, tickets are good for costumes, which will be given out in Thayer Common Room today...