Word: whole
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Freshmen answered Captain Rand's second call for candidates for the Freshman nine yesterday. Nine new men handed in their names, but this makes the total number of candidates only 47. Last year the number of men who came out for the first call was larger than the whole number of men on the squad at present, while the year before that eighty men signed their names at the first enrollment...
...that 37 of last year's Freshman class are ranked this year as first year men. The Dean says truly that this shows "the present method of dealing with these inexperienced persons to be still defective," but after all, is any mere method of discipline going to accomplish the whole end in view? According to the Dean's suggestion a Freshman may be made to occupy the position of a merely provisional member of the University until he has done work to warrant his stay, but, efficient as this might be in many cases, would it not after all grow...
Last year the team was most kindly allowed the use of the B. A. A. wicket grounds at Longwood, but this year as it will be impossible to play there, the Athletic Committee has granted Soldiers 'Varsity football field for the spring practice. Since the grounds are as a whole very level, although at present rather cut up, it should be possible with rolling to develop a very fair crease, certainly a spot large enough for practice...
...fourth lecture on Greek Art last night Mr. Robinson spoke on the grouping of figures. He outlined the progress of the groups from the stage in which it was a mere juxtaposition of independent figures to that in which, in statues and in friezes, it acquired a unity of whole. He emphasized the part which shadow effect was made to play in the Greek friezes, and spoke in closing of the painting of Greek sculpture...
...discussion caused by the interruption of the last lecture in English 8 1, a point which has struck me as but little short of ludicrous is the seriousness with which the whole affair has been taken. I can imagine nothing more gratifying to those who played the trick than to see students and instructors gravely discussing the moral aspects of an affair, which, when the worst has been granted, is nothing but a "Freshman trick." When a newspaper in all solemnity declares that "the cheek of every true Harvard man should blush for shame" for such an occurrence, and that...