Word: add
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...though all this may be true, Harvard can't secede until she has won a race; but then she may come out, and, drawing the attention of the bystanders and newspaper reporters to the fact that she is victorious, vaunt herself a moment on her prowess, and then add that, for numerous reasons, she must leave the Association." That such a proposition should come from a man careful of the honor of his College seems almost incredible. Surely, no one can say, except in jest, that such a position would be more honorable for Harvard; and on second thoughts even...
...Corporation, we shall have a very commodious, convenient, and handsome boat-house. For the last few years nothing has so dampened the spirits of oarsmen and kept so many from rowing as the wretched condition of the boat-house. The removal of this drawback will, we hope, add to the general interest in boating. To keep everything in order hereafter, and to pay the running expenses, certain rules of the H. U. B. C. will be enforced in the spring more strictly than they have been hitherto. The running expenses will amount each year to a little more than five...
...will add greatly to the appearance of both buildings and yard, if students rooming on the Yard will see that their rooms, including bedrooms, are illuminated Class-Day evening...
...have received a communication commending the general appearance of the Yard, but suggesting some improvements. The Yard perhaps never looked better than it does at present, but the faded green blinds which hang, most of them on one hinge, before the windows of Holworthy, Hollis, and Stoughton, do not add to the excellence of its appearance. They should either be painted and hung firmly on their hinges, or dispensed with entirely. One of the best features of the Yard at this season of the year is the view under the trees between Holworthy and Grays. The sunlight on the grass...
...then, that at Harvard each class passes only one evening of sociality together? At many other colleges the custom prevails of having suppers every year, and everywhere, so far as my knowledge goes, these suppers form one of the pleasantest parts of college life. Would not it add much to the enjoyment as well as to the pleasant memories of the classes if this custom should be adopted here? Merely as a suggestion, I would advise the Freshman class to begin the experiment this year...