Word: timed
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...claims to the support of college oarsmen. We regret that it seems impossible for Harvard to take any part in this regatta this year, but hope that the question of entering a crew will be carefully considered next year after the experiment has been tried for the first time. We should not desire to see anything interfere with the annual race with Yale, but if a crew could be entered without doing this it might be worth while. Although Harvard and Yale send no crews to the regatta this year, Columbia and Cornell will each be represented by an eight...
...feeling is small enough nowadays at best. With the Elective System and large classes, a man soon loses his class identity; but in after-life it is by this, more than by anything else, that he is remembered by his college contemporaries, so that these contests, which for a time at least draw a sharp line of distinction between the classes, serve a very good purpose...
...take that history course, and Philosophy 7, and all the rest? You've postponed my degree indefinitely. I followed your advice, and elected four hard three-four courses for my Junior year. I knew I should have to work several evenings out of the week, but that would leave time for calls and society and the theatre. Very well. One morning near the beginning of the term I had all my recitations cold, - I had four that...
...little out of spirits at lunch that day, and growled at the butter; but you scolded me, as you always do, and I got cheered up in time for my afternoon recitation in history. I was called up and made a rush, and the instructor asked to see Mr. Growler after the recitation. I was delighted, - doubtless he was going to compliment...
...noticed it, and as I have no doubt but that you have a good deal of spare time, I'm going to ask you to write up a little thesis - say about a hundred pages - for next Tuesday...