Word: spites
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cent. At Yale the numbers have also increased, from 471 to 504, which is only 7 per cent. So we see that Harvard is getting every year a larger percentage of the best class of students - those who come from long distances in search of culture; and this in spite of Yale's immense influence in partibus alienorum, due to the fact that she has educated the great bulk of Eastern-bred men in the West and in Middle States. Wherever one travels in the West he finds ten Yale men to one Harvard man. In New York the proportion...
...last spring; the other two classes not being in the race at all owing to accidents, though the result would without doubt have been the same in any case. This year they have been still further crippled by the loss of two more men, Russel and Remington; but in spite of this they have gone to work in a most praiseworthy manner, getting out all their powerful men, and straining every nerve to put a crew on the water this spring which shall repeat last year's triumphs, and enable them to retain the reputation they won last year during...
...carrying large handicaps; he won his heat in the very fast time of 27 1-5, but in order to save himself for the 440, did not run in the final heat. In the 440 if he had begun spurting a little sooner he would have again won in spite of the large field and heavy handicaps against him; in this, his time was 58 2-3, a remarkable fast time, considering the smallness of the track. In the mile walk, Messrs. Bemis and Lord, although walking very fast and in very good times, were unable to overcome their heavy...
...perfectly natural. Under such circumstances, such a man could not help acting thus. All the circumstances are impossible. That is to be expected in a wierd fantastic tale; but if the critic objects to that, why does'nt he say so, instead of adopting his present indefensible position. In spite of the adverse criticism in the CRIMSON that the story is "incongruous and lacks force," it must have struck many readers that here, with all due deference to the CRIMSON, be it said, we have a story of remarkable beauty and force, one which stands forth pre eminent from...
...spite of this, and also of the fact that every freshman team is somewhat hindered by the lack of experience, '89 ought to be inspired by the example of her predecessor, and if it is possible, a good team should represent the class in the winter meetings...