Word: harvest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...aggrandizement. It was entered on as a solemn duty. The soldiers entered the ranks reluctantly and left gladly. They served in the spirit of the Shakesperian soldier, who said 'Cheer me on that we may reap the harvest of peace from this one act of bloody war!' They found treason and left loyalty, and made the name of American citizenship the proudest passport that a man can early throughout the entire world...
...second and Freshman teams who are trying to keep in condition by going to bed early, and you have quite a considerable number of men who are disturbed by the celebrations of a few. We assure these few that their efforts in proclaiming he beauties of the harvest moon and in rendering other so-called "popular" songs about the bigness of the night tonight are not at all appreciated by the men in training, and we urge them to do their small share in helping the teams to win by keeping quiet in Cambridge after the athletes' bedtime...
Nearly three centuries have passed since the first festival of Thanksgiving was celebrated in early New England days. Since that time the custom of setting apart a day of general thanksgiving in the harvest season has spread from the shores of New England throughout the land until today it has become a thoroughly established national festival. Harvard College, more perhaps than any other similar institution, is distinctly associated with Thanksgiving Day, first because the earliest observances are to be found in and about Boston, and secondly because the first proclamation making a day of thanksgiving a national concern was drawn...
Every year speculators reap a rich harvest from the sale of Yale game tickets--and no doubt they feel justified in earning their livelihood by this means. But the professional speculator is not on the last of those entitled to receive tickets, and we must conclude that a few graduates or undergraduates have sought to make their connection with the University a source of dishonorable profit. The temptation is no doubt greater for some than for others, but need of the proceeds does not justify this sort of ticket speculation...
...Human Harvest," by Jordan...