Word: winthrops
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...only exchange ever mentioned by the Register was the Etonian, "published by students of the different colleges in England." The exchange editor (presumably) makes this comment: "The contributor of the best articles, both in prose and verse, is the editor, Winthrop Mackworth Praed ; a name which will hereafter be distinguished in English literature, if the productions of his maturity correspond with the promise of his youth." That exchange editor and successful prophet was J. O. Sargent, at present an overseer of the university. An appeal for the reading-room on page 64 we are tempted to transfer bodily and apply...
...Heavy-Weight Wrestling Atkinson secured the first hold around the neck of Winthrop, but was quickly forced to relinquish it. After a number of passes they closed, and after a short struggle Atkinson was turned over and thrown, but not so as to cause a fall. The round was afterward decided in favor of Atkinson. Time, 4 minutes 34 seconds. In the second round a great deal of time was spent in playing-off, until the judge told them to close, when Atkinson quickly gained the event. Time, 7 minutes 54 seconds...
...Heavy-weight Wrestling, Winthrop, '83, Atkinson...
...present day, that no great names are now found among their editors, as of yore. Snodkins "points with pride" to the long list of college editors at Harvard in the palmy days of college journalism; when, for example, such men as C. C. Felton, George S. Hillard, R. C. Winthrop, and James Freeman Clarke condescended to edit and contribute to the Harvard Register, Pere; when Edward Everett was editor of the Lyceum; when Holmes and Motley wrote for the Collegian; and when such a poet as Mr. Lowell used to compose verses for Harvardiana. And now, says Snodkins...
...following-named are the candidates for the junior crew : Perin, Baxter, Keith, Hubbard, Binney, Smyth, H. N. Hall, Getchell, S. Coolidge, Fox, Winthrop, Sessions; Burch, captain...