Word: content
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...self-denial and for action the disciple hesitated. So in the world to-day, men of every station have their ideals, but when they find between them and the fulfilment of these ideals long years of drudgery and self-sacrifice, they hold back from the struggle and are content to remain among the commonplace things of earth. Men can never be what God wishes them to be until they take Christ's saying into their hearts-"I must go up to Jerusalem," Before the closing hymn, Mr. Skinner of the Law School sang the tenor solo "O Saviour, hear...
...news comes from New Haven that, not content with the present rowing advantages which Yale has over her competitors, it has been decided that a new tank is not only desirable but necessary, While Yale is thus showing energy and enterprise in boating matters, Harvard, in marked contrast, is apparently doing nothing to advance her interests in this branch of athletics. The defeat of last year has proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that under present conditions Harvard's chances of winning are practically worthless. If we would compete with Yale on equal footing we must have a rowing...
...content with the present rowing facilities in the gymnasium, the Yale 'Varsity crew has decided to place an other rowing tank in the gymnasium. Permission for the erection of the tank has not yet been granted by the faculty but no trouble is apprehended on that score. The new tank will be built beside the old one, over the place now occupied by the bowling alleys. The new tank will be very similar to the old, with the exception of the substitution of stone work for wood in some places. The cost is estimated at six hundred dollars. The class...
...trampled all over every day by these irrepressible youngsters; they gather in swarms whenever the Glee Club sings, and on Wednesday they used Holmes Field as a play-ground while the cricket match was going on, got in everybody's way, and yelled and hooted like young demons. Not content with this, a crowd of them took possession of Jarvis Field and played a game of base-ball there, refusing to give up the grounds to some students who wished to practice. It is small use for the college authorities to hang out a sign warning all but Harvard students...
...arrived on the ball field, they found every available seat on the grounds taken, the grand stand was packed with pretty girls seemingly made of blue, vehicles ranged round the ropes enclosing the diamond were covered with blue and blue pennons fluttered everywhere. The Harvard contingent were forced to content themselves with a position just back of first base, and as the grass was very wet, most of them had to stand during the entire game...