Word: vain
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...morality which make independence and originality of life seem very hard; plenty of selfishness, even of selfishness under the rich guise of self-culture enjoined and accepted as a duty, so that public spirit and the open sympathy of democratic life seem often to be sought almost in vain. Plenty of these causes for hesitation and discouragement. Plenty of these signs of how much better the college might be than it is-and yet, in spite of every hesitation, I think your answer still would be that here in college, on the whole, the crown which is incorruptible-the crown...
Last year we urged the formation of such a league in vain. This year a more healthy and energetic spirit seems to be moving the base ball management. We hope to hear from them soon in regard to the formation of an "amateur" league...
...recurrence this spring. We are informed that a few days ago, when the courts were all in demand, two outsiders watched their chance and took possession of a court. They stayed there all the afternoon, and mean while a number of Harvard men were wandering about in a vain search for a place to play. When the employee of the Tennis Association was informed of the intrusion, he not unnaturally hesitated about ejecting them, fearing some mistake. The Tennis Association ought, however, to be stricter in enforcing its rules, for there are more than enough Harvard men to keep...
...next event was the light-weight wrestling. T. J. Stead, '91, and A. L. Shapleigh, '92, were the only contestants. Shapleigh got the first fall in 1 minute, 30 seconds, without much trouble. Shapleigh threw Stead a second time in 40 seconds after a vain attempt by Stead to make a bridge. As J. Crane, '90, and O. W. Shead, '93, had withdrawn, the event went to Shapleigh...
...very important matter both as regards comfort and health, especially during the mid-year period when most men find it absolutely necessary to spend many hours a week in the reading room and wish to use their energies in study, instead of squandering them in the effort, frequently vain, to keep awake. The building is an old one we know, and is not supplied with modern appliances yet it seems as though a little more care of the heating apparatus and a little more liberal admission of out door air might easily be secured...