Word: spokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...request Captain Hammond then spoke and explained Harvard's position in relation to the recent difficulty with Columbia. His explanation and that of Mr. Bancroft, who spoke subsequently, was essentially the same as the one contained in the Crimson. The difficulty seems to rest on the misunderstanding as to whether Harvard or Columbia was to have had the privilege of naming the hour as well as the day of the race. Harvard refused to row at the hour set by Columbia. Consequently, according to the distinct understanding of the Harvard crew, by mutual consent it was decided that the race...
...wanderings made several arduous ascents, taking no rest and neither eating nor sleeping. At night when he reached a place where he could supply his needs he was unable, to his great astonishment, to recollect a single word of the German language, although he ordinarily spoke it with fluency. His memory did not fail him in any other respect, he knew his own language as well as ever, and recalled perfectly all the incidents of the day. As soon as he had thoroughly rested and had eaten the food which he procured by signs, his German returned to him completely...
...holiday. To have all the marble tablets in the transept decked with evergreen would symbolize the undying memory with which the Alma Mater will always clothe her sons. Moreover it would be but right when paying our tributes to the dead warriors to remember those sons of Harvard who spoke eloquently in favor of peace. Among these illustrious sons of Harvard whom we think should be remembered every Memorial Day none have earned more gratitude and love than Charles Sumner...
...sorry to be obliged to comment on the disappearance of reserved books from the shelves of the library. We had thought that the practice of secretly taking out books just before examinations, had died out, but it seems that we were mistaken. Yesterday, in History 8, Dr. Young spoke of the disappearance of an important reference book reserved for the men in that course. As he remarked, if this practice is repeated, the privilege of consulting reserved books will have to be taken away, and men excluded from the shelves of the library. We hope that the person...
...15th annual meeting of the army of Tennessee commenced in St. Louis yesterday. Gen. Sherman spoke...