Word: whit
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...strong to be disregarded; and every man in college knows what Harvard would think of a deliberate attempt to learn "tricks" on the part of the nine. Among other things, Mr. "X" says (in the columns of the Advocate) that playing with professionals "will not make the games a whit more interesting to players or spectators." This shows that either he knows nothing of the gmae, or knowing a little, cares much less...
That the gymnasium is in many ways the best equipped of any college gymnasium in this country, may be true enough, but like the best of everything, there is plenty of room for improvement. Harvard is not a whit behind the age in this respect. The shower-baths, which are of greater necessity and utility than any other thing connected with the gymnasium, are either very badly managed or else there is a flaw in the construction of the pipes bringing in the hot and cold water supply. Every day it takes ten or fifteen minutes to regulate the temperature...
...well to bear in mind that a man's sociability is, after all, a limited quantity and that he will choose his friends from those who are most congenial to him. This stands as an unalterable fact and no revolution in our social life can affect it a whit...
LECTURES ON GEOGRAPHY.A series of lectures (24 in number) will be given at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, by Professor Whit ey, on "Geographical Methods and Results...
...country, with greater conveniences for athletic practice, succumbs as a matter of course to colleges which have neither its size nor its advantages. Defeat is always a disgrace, and in calling the position of Harvard in athletics disgraceful, one is not using a word that is a whit too strong. Can the blame be located? The captains of the university teams, we are certain, did their best and devoted themselves heartily to the work they had in hand. The base-ball material at the opening of last season seemed most unpromising and yet Harvard made a strong showing, owing principally...