Word: spites
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...audience of last evening at the gymnasium willingly adopted Mr. Wendell's suggestion to make up in enthusiasm what they lacked in numbers. Indeed, it might be called an audience of connoisseurs, - fit though few; there was a considerable sprinkling of ladies among the spectators, however, in spite of the unfavorable weather. The programme was principally a repetition of that of Saturday. Messrs. Denniston, Morison, Soren and Sturges took part in the Running High Jump, Mr. Sturges taking the place of Mr. Edmands, who was unavoidably absent. Denniston cleared the bar at 5 feet 6 1/4 inches, beating his previous...
...first ladies' day of the winter meetings of the Athletic Association resulted in an even greater success than that which favored the introductory meeting. In spite of the threatening weather the occasion drew forth an attendance whose brilliancy and enthusiasm rivalled that of any that has yet graced the association. The arrangements for the meeting were substantially the same as those of last Saturday. Some minor changes and improvements were however introduced into the arrangements for seating the immense audience of the day. Mr. Evert J. Wendell presided over the meeting, assisted by the other officers of the association...
...hiss anything that displeases him, and this right was exercised in a good cause on that occasion. The lecture room was packed to its fullest capacity and of course the closeness was almost unbearable. Last year a man fainted at the very corresponding lecture in this course. In spite of this, a man near the windows attempted to close the few windows that were open. The rest of the audience very properly hissed him. Some men seem to have a mania for closing windows, however disagreeable the close air may be to others. This is done in many...
...DEAR HERALD EDITORS: In spite of all that you have so kindly said about ventilation in general and the Freshman Chemistry in particular, we freshmen still suffer very much from the foul odors engendered in experiments. - (I looked up the word in the dictionary, it's all right). Now, mother says I am looking quite badly, and father says I smell like a barkeeper, and my cousin Mary says I am horrid, so that she has to use her smelling-bottle. And . . ." [Here we cut out some affecting lamentations.] "Help us ere we dye. Very sincerely yours...
...spite of the abolition of the standing high jump as an event in the inter-collegiate games, a measure which has been generally regarded as aiming at Harvard's athletic supremacy, we still have reason to hope for renewed success this year at Mott Haven. We retain most of our former champions who have done themselves and the university much credit for the last two years, and several promising additional candidates for athletic honors have appeared, who bid fair to keep up Harvard's prestige. A revived interest in athletics exists among us at present, and most of our athletes...