Word: rising
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...apparent not only to every Harvard student who is acquainted with the true state of things existing here, but also to reader who is ignorant of Harvard's methods and customs. In his concluding sentence, the writer meets the cry of misrepresentation that he knows is sure to rise against him by asserting that it is not his business to write of a nobler Harvard, but merely of the baser tendencies of the Unversity. He fancies he has cleared himself by this lightly written phrase. In truth he has played the part of a mole. Without a glance...
...Cost of living would be enhanced by a rise in the value of mutton.- Bulletin N. A, W. M., Vol. XVIII...
...contests which arouse ambition and which render the existence of a large number of physically perfect men absolutely necessary, advantages before which the disadvantages sink in insignificance, and among the first of these benefits we are induced to place the feelings of cordiality and respect that are bound to rise between such honorable rivals as Yale and Harvard. That future contests between the universities will manifest the same spirit we have noted in the past, we cannot doubt. We should be sorry indeed to have the rivalry brought to an end by the adoption of any mistaken policy...
...exterior of the library will be in essentially modern style. A dome will rise from the centre of the roof above the reading room. In accordance with the terms of the gift, Yale is bound to erect two other similar structures, and the college ought to well provided with libraries when all are completed. The three buildings will together have a capacity of nearly one million volumes...
Summary:- Harvard Shooting Club vs. Wellington Gun Club, Wellington, April 28, 1888. Teams of seven; 25 clay birds per man; 18 yards rise; three angles...