Word: spitefully
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Sheldon Jackson lectured in Sanders Theatre last evening on "Alaska and its Indians." A large audience gathered, in spite of the disagreeable weather, and heard an interesting account of a remote and greatly misjudged portion of the United States. Dr. Jackson first described the vast extent of Alaska, stating that it was almost equal in size to all the states east of the Mississippi, and its natural resources. He said that the income to our national treasury from the fur industry alone had more than paid the price of purchase from Russia. Besides the seals and fur-bearing animals, there...
...spite of the prevailing opinion that college men are gradually drifting away from the churches, a carefully prepared table by Dr. Hodge shows conclusively that not only are collegians as religious as their fathers, but that the number of church members in the different colleges has largely increased during the past century. In 1795, Yale had but four or five students who were church members; today, nearly one-half hold such membership. In 1813, only two or three men at Princeton belonged to any church, while at present, one-half of them are church members. Again...
...cold, raw wind made it very unpleasant for the members of the Shooting Club who went to Watertown yesterday afternoon. But in spite of the unfavorable weather, the scores were very good. Two of the matches which were started at the last meeting had too few entries to be continued, but the requisite numbers were entered yesterday, so the matches will be continued. The following are the scores in detail...
...work on the college papers, he took a prominent part in the O. K. Society, and acted as librarian and Kr. in the Hasty Pudding Club. At the senior election he was chosen to write the class ode, and the selection proved a very happy one. In spite of his manifold outside interests, his record in scholarship was a good one, as he received degree cum lauds, and also obtained honorable mention in History...
...spite of the rain, some hundred and fifty people gathered in Sever 11, last evening, to hear Professor Francke's lecture on "Individualism as a Force in German Literature," given under the auspices of the Deutscher Verein. Professor Ripley's lecture was to have been given last evening, but owing to his illness, was postponed, and Professor Francke's lecture substituted...