Word: throwing
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...lacrosse team. It should form a part of the training for foot-ball. In this way the sport will take the high stand in college sentiment which it certainly deserves. Either something must be done, and soon, to rekindle enthusiasm in lacrosse, or we shall have to throw away almost our only championship simply because it is "not the thing" to win it any longer...
...much pleasure took place at Sanders Theatre last evening before a large attendance. Colonel Higginson made a few introductory remarks, in the course of which he said: "It was the custom in Ben Jonson's days, upon the death of a writer, for his brethren of the profession to throw their pens into the grave. And to-night we, the friends of him, the anniversary of whose birthday we commemorate, lay down a few selections of our literary labors to his memory." At the conclusion of his speech, Colonel Higginson read a short poem called "Dame Cragie." The Rev. Augustus...
...second Finance Club lecture was given last evening in Sever Hall by Mr. Horace White, of New York. In taking Senator Sherman's speech before the Home Market Club as a text, Mr. White said that he did not wish to throw difficulties in the way of a presidential candidate, but only to contradict pernicious teachings. Senator Sherman says that a surplus is more easily taken care of than a deficit. Our history proves that this is untrue, as whenever deficits have occurred they have been remedied simply by increasing the taxes. The surplus of 1837, on the other hand...
...labors on the flora of America, he became recognized as the leading botanist of his generation. Dr. McKenzie was peculiarly fitted for his task of giving an estimate of this naturalist's life. He was his friend and ardent admirer, and, thoroughly understanding and appreciating him, was able to throw much valuable light on the character of this gentle and learned man. The choir sang first the hymn "Son of My Soul" and then the anthems, "Come Unto Him," by Tuckerman, and Foster's "But they are in Peace...
...Mott Haven team rests in a degree upon the success of these meetings, and it is the desire of the officers of the association that a large number of entries should be made. The Mott Haven team is in need of men to put the shot and throw the hammer-the object of these meetings being to develop such...