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Word: stillness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Harvard vs. Boston game, on Tuesday, was called at the end of the third innings on account of rain, the score standing 4 to 1. The exhibition, although not a very brilliant one, still tended to show that Winsor with constant practice may develop into a pitcher...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BASE-BALL. | 5/2/1879 | See Source »

...that to go on is an absolute necessity. But in order that there may be no need of taking any steps backward, the Faculty wisely "make haste slowly" in their reform. For this reason we have no fault to find that all the courses for the Freshman year are still prescribed. The reform will reach this class in due time. We believe, however, that it is an error to require a greater number of hours in the first year, - in studies, too, in which the student is deprived of a selection. There is good ground also for the complaint often...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/2/1879 | See Source »

...Venus! if thou still art kind...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A LAST PRAYER TO THE GODDESS OF EASE. | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...American Henley. It seems most practicable to enter our Crew for the eight-oared race, in which they would probably meet Princeton and Columbia. This would not interfere with our Yale race, nor would it demand much extra work on the part of the Crew. Less practicable, but still more desirable, would be the entry of a four-oar, as only with a four-oar can we meet Cornell. There are several difficulties in the way of this course which do not present themselves in the case of an eight-oared race; but if we cannot enter both an eight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...rain, even during daylight, is a hazardous undertaking, as we know from bitter experience; and on a dark night the paths, if discovered at all, are far from inviting. Notwithstanding, however, the most unfavorable weather, Boylston Hall was filled, even the aisle-steps being used for seats. We are still confident that, if the recitals had been brought to more general notice, Mr. Paine could have used Sanders Theatre to advantage, and that he could have pretty generally filled the floor seats...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PROFESSOR PAINE'S RECITAL. | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

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