Word: long
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...first man who called upon him wore glasses and a long cloak, and carried the Fortnightly Review in his hand. He was a literary man, and said, "Respected Sir, this college demands a literary magazine. I leave you my essay on the 'Superstitions of Composition, in its Relation to Modern Thought,' for your first number...
...brawny fellow in a white flannel shirt and knickerbockers. He kept going through gymnastic exercises while in the room, and was evidently an Athlete. He said, "Look here, what we want is a sporting paper. Here is a full report of the last hare and hounds run, with a long list of the men who fell...
Soon after a pale, thin man, who rolled his eyes and wore a Byron collar and long wavy hair, came in. He was a Poet, and brought an ode on "The Humanity of Nature." He hoped that the new paper would give much attention to poetry...
...honor of winning in such a contest should be sufficient incentive for hard training on the part of those who intend to enter. The "Relay Race" is especially attractive, and we hope to see our six best runners on the track. The distance - thirty miles - is indeed rather long, but for this reason it will be all the more satisfaction for the team that is lucky enough to win it. We would suggest that the Harvard Athletic Association should offer some similar open event at its Spring meeting...
WHATEVER else the Harvard Echo may be, it is at least a legitimate journalistic enterprise, having some title to be called a representative paper. We are sorry that we cannot say as much of the Harvard Register. As long as Mr. Moses King confined himself to his proper sphere, the publication of guide-books, we refrained from making any attack upon him, even when he had the effrontery to put Harvard College on the title-page of his books. But now that he has invited criticism by coming forward as the sole editor of an alleged Harvard paper, we feel...