Word: stronge
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...with, perhaps, a shade of innocent corner flirtation with lively proctors and studious tutors. How changed from that first class day when nearly a quarter of a millenium ago the first class of Harvard graduated and took their leave in a "sober and God-fearing fashion." Those were the strong and sturdy days when Fair Harvard was known as "Charles H's wooden college." when at commencement "Ye General Court of ye Massachusetts Colony did sit down at meat with ye lads to encourage them." In those primitive days the corporation treasury rolled in a maze of "pecks of wheat...
...warns the Harvard crew against putting any faith in such 'wails.' Moreover, the CRIMSON cites as an instance of such a wail's proving only a 'gag,' the articles which appeared in the Yale papers last fall about the foot-ball team, adding that the team afterwards proved so strong that Princeton had considerable difficulty in defeating it. Yes, if we remember rightly, Princeton did experience a little difficulty in vanquishing the Yale eleven-a difficulty which may be well seen from the score: Yale 6; Princeton...
Some 900 spectators were in attendance at the Brown game, yesterday, attracted by the knowledge that the result would finally decide the question of the championship. The weather was all that could have been desired, barring a strong wind which blew directly up the field and rendered heavy hitting difficult...
...individual faults. Bow: rowed in '87 freshman crew; chief fault is tendency to raise his hand at the finish instead of drawing them in straight; this makes him finish rather poorly, and shortens his stroke at the end; it also makes him feather under water. 2: never rowed before; strong man and is doing well; has overcome to a great extent his hang at both ends of the stroke; he still sometimes clips the beginning, and meets somewhat; he could do more work with his shoulders. 3: rowed in '87 freshman crew; heaviest man in the crew; apt to feather...
...single ungentlemanly act. Another point to be remembered with gratification is that the feeling between the three great universities,- Harvard, Yale and Princeton-is now more friendly and cordial than it has been for years past. The history of this year's struggle for the pennant between these three strong rivals is wonderfully free from the bickerings which have marked such contests in the past...