Word: spites
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...spite of the storm the attendance at the Vesper service yesterday was almost as large as usual. The following selections were sung: "How Beautiful upon the Mountains," by R. A. Smith; "The King of Love My Shepherd Is," by Shelley; "O God, Who Hast Prepared," by A. R. Gaul. Number three was substituted for a solo by Mr. Langmaid, who was unable to be present...
...spite of the fact that the Crimson, in a recent editorial, condemned the formation of "proselyting" State Clubs at Yale, yet during the past year four such clubs have been started at Harvard, namely: The Rocky Mountain Club of Colorado and Wyoming, with 30 members, also the Clubs of Louisville, Omaha and Indiana, with 30, 22, and 25 members, respectively...
...idea is good in spite of the danger. The richer the man the more he should pay in proportion to his wealth. One percent of of $10,000 is a much larger amount for a human being to pay in taxes than one percent...
...best nine in the league of 1886, and that nothing but a series of accidents lost her the championship; in support of this view the figures now published need only be referred to, and the general playing of the nine last year need only be recalled; but spite of that, we lost the championship. These figures as a remainder of what has been should stimulate the nine to dispense with accidents during the coming year, and lead both the league and the averages, instead of the latter alone...
...objection first raised is absolutely nonsensical, for the rent of the lockers would more than pay for the cost of making them. The second objection is too puerile to answer. There is little hope. In spite of all we may say, the lockers will probably still remain locked up in the college treasury...