Word: spites
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...supposed that all hazing and kindred amusements, formerly prevalent at American colleges, were things of the past. Recent events, however, have proved that these outbreaks still remain as institutions of some of our leading colleges. At Yale, in spite of the strong attitude of the college papers in favor of allowing the annual "banger" rush, which takes place on Washington's birthday, to die out, as did the freshman theatre parties, in vogue up to last year at Harvard, the class of '86 gave their voice in favor of perpetuating the silly custom by appearing with huge canes Thursday morning...
...reference to these games a Boston paper says: "In spite of the comparatively little interest taken in lacrosse in the college, and in spite even of some opposition to the support of a lacrosse team, such a team has been kept up to win." The "opposition" thus mentioned was such as an article in the Advocate of October 21, 1881, shows: The writer, after discussing the rights of the lacrosse team to use the land granted it by President Eliot, and stating that the "game was of very little importance to the university," goes on to say that since...
...situations in which they may subsequently find themselves. Probably neither Prof. Perry, nor Prof. Sumner, nor Prof. Dunbar, would advocate such a revolution in our tariff system as the adoption of absolute free trade. But free trade is the only legitimate rationale of the science, and in spite of natural obstructions it is the duty of all society to lean toward it, even though it may never be able to attain that economic ideal...
About this time last winter the college papers recommended in strong terms that athletes, foot-ball men especially, should embrace the opportunity for exercise afforded by the lacrosse team. In spite of the general call for candidates made by the lacrosse men very few out of the large number of desirable athletes chose to come out and practice. This was a great mistake. The simple principles of lacrosse do very much to perfect a player in the points requisite for foot-ball, while they give him a test of speed and endurance necessary for track athletics. One of the most...
...spite of this fact the usual strife for the possession of the flag between the "sophs" and "fresh" was repeated this year. On the day appointed innumerable " '86" flags were seen proudly flaunting in the New Haven breeze. When these were torn down, the freshmen effected the extraordinary feat of hoisting one on the tiptop of the flag pole on the Insurance building, directly over the weather signal. "There it hung," says the account of the affair, "limp and soaked by the rain, while on the sidewalk opposite gathered crowds of students alternately watching the flag and 'giving each other...