Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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When the men reached Cambridge their extravagant feelings were somewhat subdued by the cold. Nevertheless the unanimous verdict was that, barring the fact that they had been almost frozen on the way to Wellesley, and that the sumptuous spread with which they were served would probably give them all dyspepsia, and that they had to pose around the corridors as statuettes after the concert instead of charming the Wellesleyians with Harvard wit, and finally that, when they reached Cambridge, the driver had been obliged to roll them all out of the barge like barrels they were so stiff with...
...been employed on Yale locks throughout the entry, so that the brilliant chap who imagined that he possessed the means of entering any room at his convenience may be successfully outwitted. Although there is a strict injunction against all tramps and peddlers being allowed inside the college building, nevertheless they will sometimes gain an entrance and generally manage to make the best of their opportunity. So beware...
...Hopkins, and the Christmas carols-"His Star Shineth Clear," by O. B. Brown, and "The First Nowell," an old English melody. The chorus of college men was not quite so large as last week, and did not sing with as much spirit as they did a week ago. Nevertheless the singing as a whole was good, and the services in every way successful. The third of the series of services will be held at the Globe next Sunday evening, which is Christmas night. The Rev. Phillips Brooks will conduct this meeting and preach the Christmas sermon. It is hoped that...
...weather prevented any football after the first game between '88 and '89, there were no games and really no championship has been won. The two lower classes may have forfeited the game and the championship, yet it nevertheless remains a fact that '89 did not beat the other classes, and so '89 is really not the champion class in foot-ball. It has therefore seemed advisable not to award championship cups, but to let it be understood that unless all the games are played no real chapship is to be awarded; yet '89 played a hard game with...
...College Index and Catalogue have not yet appeared this year, although college has been in session nearly three months. Of course considerable time is necessary for getting these books ready for publication. Nevertheless it seems to us that, considering the time that has passed, the books should have been ready before this, particularly as they contain information which cannot be obtained elsewhere without a good deal of trouble. Knowing the value of the Index and Catalogue to the college men, the editors of these publications should take pains to have them ready for distribution as early in the year...