Word: towardness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Every year considerable trouble is caused by the falling lanterns which are hung around the yard in such a fantastic manner on class day. It is not only unpleasant but really dangerous for a person when promenading to be struck by one of these burning lanterns. Toward the latter part of the evening when the candles have burned down the number of lanterns which have caused trouble and inconvenience have been noticeable, and we hope that this year additional precaution will be taken to prevent any recurrence of this kind...
...boat-house platform, all eager to see the University crew take their last pull of the year upon the Charles. At about half-past four, the two substitutes, Keith and Yocum, '85, came out, and placing their pair-oar lapstreak in the water pulled away with a swinging stroke toward the lower basin. Hardly were they out of sight when Captain Perkins gave the orders to bring out the new shell. The boat which the crew rowed in is the new one lately received from Waters of Troy, and is a beauty. The men were the same as were published...
...death of Aaron Rogers Crane the members of the senior class feel that they have lost a sincere friend, an earnest worker, and a Christian gentleman, -faithful, simple, pure; all who knew him were strongly attracted toward him, and his untimely end is felt as a personal loss; and the class desires to pay honor to his many noble qualities, to mark them as examples of manly virtue, and to tender its heartfelt sympathy to his parents in this their bitter hour...
...freshman year simply because they think that in the active work of life the mere fact of "digging"out a translation in Greek or Latin will not aid them in the world. Such is the general belief, and in consequence the general tendency of the classes is toward the English branches of learning. Yet we hold that it is somewhat of an error to summarily put aside the work that has taken many school years to bring to a point where it begins to be really useful. An average student is able to read easy Greek and Latin at sight...
...rope-climbing. He also held a prominent place on the University foot-ball team in both his junior and senior years, and as a member of the tug of-war team which represented Harvard at the last inter-collegiate games in New York his great strength contributed much toward the success of that event. He was always conscientious in his college work and maintained a good standing throughout. His moral character was without blemish, and his temperance in all things was well-known to everyone. Simple and abstemious in his habits, he was the very model of good health...