Word: hearing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...make full use of the peculiar advantages of a college course, and an activity and enthusiasm directly opposed to the lamented Harvard indifference. We are, therefore, pleased to notice the prosperous beginning of the Finance Club and the renewed activity of the Philosophical Club; and we hope to hear again of the Historical Society so much talked about last year. The long existence and the constant activity and success of the Natural History Society show the possibilities of any of these new societies when skilfully managed. Such societies have generally died because either the immediate members avoided assuming any responsibility...
...sorry to hear that Harvard's challenge to Yale to row a race for the single-scull championship has been declined. The reason alleged was, "that it would establish a bad precedent, and tend to lessen the interest in the eight-oared race." This certainly seems rather a foolish idea, for one would think that if a Freshman race and a single-scull race could be arranged between the two colleges, to come off at the same time with the "Varsity," it would rather increase than diminish the interest. But as the H. U. B. C. offered...
When thou shalt hear...
...sure they would buy a copy of the paper desired rather than mutilate a paper of which they are, by no means, the sole owners. A sees something in the Advertiser or Herald or World that he wants, and he cuts it out. Soon afterward I, B, hear of the article, which is, in all probability, general interest to Harvard students, and I go to read it; but I find only the uninteresting part of the paper left. One hundred and fifty men follow after me, and all meet with the same disappointment that I have met with. Each...
...Argus complains of the "undignified scramble" which takes place in the chapel every morning as soon as "Amen" is pronounced from the pulpit. We were not surprised to hear of such a deplorable state of things at Yale, but Wesleyan ought to be able to set a better example...