Word: victors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...there is any organization in college which deserves the support of the undergraduates it is the University crew. If success is any argument for support, the crew can certainly present that argument. Defeated in 1881 in a race where the honors were almost equally divided between victor and vanquished, and victorious last year in the fastest eight-oared race ever rowed by two crews in this country, it would naturally be supposed that the Harvard crew could not possibly lack support. In spite of our misfortunes of this year, we send to New London one of the finest crews Harvard...
...there follows the testimony of almost all the prominent authors and scholars of the world, from W. D. Howells to Victor Hngo, on the subject of the use of stimulants and tobacco. Many approve of a moderate use of both. None of those quoted, however, resort to alcohol as a habitual stimulus to thought. And many yet abjure the use of both alcohol and tobacco. Their combined testimony, however, cannot fail to be of use to any student in forming his opinions on a matter so vexed and disputed as the question of total abstinence and temperance at present...
...Princes Victor and Louis, sons of Prince Napoleon, will enter the Italian service. The former will be attached to King Humbert's staff...
...Albert Victor, son of the Prince of Wales, is now to be educated at Christ Church, Oxford. Like his uncle, Prince Leopold, he will wear cap and gown only on occasions where they are required by law, and even then he will discard the gold tassel on the cap and silk gown of the cut that distinguishes, or rather used to distinguish, the gentleman-commoner from the nobleman...
...fair way of being settled. No more decisive way of putting at rest all disputes between the two papers could have been devised than the present one of a scratch race. The HERALD in advance tenders its sympathy and condolence to the defeated party. Long may the victor wave...