Word: spites
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...wish all the tickets in a package. Last year the class day committee of '82 in their anxiety to keep the yard free from outsiders and keep the tickets out of the hands of speculators privately bought up all tickets which they could find on sale. In spite of their endeavor, however, they were unable to gain possession of all the tickets. The class day committee of '83 have announced that they will repurchase at fair rates any tickets which the members of the senior class cannot use. To keep down the number of such cases as much as possible...
...refusal of the degree will be regarded as an aristocratic protest against electing a man of humble origin, no matter what his talents, to the executive chair. It will also be regarded as a piece of partisan spite by all fair-minded citizens. - [New Haven Union...
Only four teams were entered in the tug of war. The Harvard team composed of Kemp (anchor), Bachelder, Crane and Page, won the first heat over Columbia by 2 feet 1 inch. Harvard got the drop and in spite of the repeated efforts of Columbia, steadily increased her advantage until the end of ten minutes. In the second heat Lafayette won the choice of position and easily pulled Princeton, the anchor of the latter team being pulled completely from his position largely on account of the nature of the soil. In the final pull Lafayette won the toss and took...
...whether we should even succeed in doing this. In view of these discouragements, is it to be wondered at, that few men, with high tenor voices, are willing to risk them in choral practice for the slight satisfaction of knowing that they are sustaining Harvard's musical reputation in spite of herself? As a matter of fact, there are but five creditable first tenor voices in the university, and only three of these five even are willing to sing. Any one at all acquainted with vocal music must know that this cuts off any increase in the filling...
...Crane, '84, W. H. Page '83, and G. Kemp, '84, (anchor); and the second team of W. R. Dewey, '86, W. P. Homans, '85, W. H. Baldwin, '85, with J. H. B. Easton. '83 (anchor). The latter team gained about six inches on the drop, and in spite of the repeated heaves of the other team they increased their advantage, winning at the end of the ten minutes by about...