Word: less
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...less than three of the articles in the Atlantic Monthly for June are from the pen of Harvard professors. Professor Charles Eliot Norton contributes a charming sketch entitled "Rawdon Brown and the Gravestone of 'Banished Norfolk,' " in which he describes Mr. Brown's antiquarian works in Venice. Professor C. H. Toy has an article on the origin and history of "The Thousand and One Nights." The mixed Indian and Persian and Arabian character of the stories is traced. Professor Royce publishes his second paper of "Reflections after a Wandering Life in Australasia" which is fully as thoughtful and interesting...
...room and keeping them for his own use contrary to the regulations; but there seems to be no other solution of their disappearance. It is disagreeable to have to characterize such actions even as inconsiderate, but it seems to require stronger words, for it amounts to nothing more nor less than stealing, I am sorry to have to call your attention to such a flagrant ahuse of privileges as some man is guilty of, but hope that a widespread knowledge of the facts may lead to an effective check upon such action in the future...
...little fear that the nine will receive inadequate support from lack of men to go to New Haven to see the game next Saturday. The men in Ninety-two have generally shown themselves eager to support the interests of their class in every way, and it would be little less than dis race, if so few freshmen accompanied the team as to cause complaint from the nine itself...
...order to so perfect the Bob Cook stroke that it may defeat the Harvard stroke. There is danger that Hartwell, Allen, Rogers and Caldwell may overtrain, as they are in fine condition at present, and for this reason were unable to row for several days last week. Neverthe-less the crew is doing very satisfactory work, and is improving steadily...
...contest became a battle of pitchers and batsmen. In the first part of the game Stagg showed himself to be a superior pitcher to Ames, but the loose fielding of the Yale men seemed to discourage Stagg, and during the latter part of the game his pitching was much less effective The features of the game were the heavy batting of McClintock, Calhoun and Payne. Noyes, Yale's captain, did not seem to play as well as usual and his three errors were costly. Every man on Princeton's team did good work at some part of the game...