Word: meeting
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Captains of the Harvard and Yale crews will probably meet at New London, on Saturday, March...
Until about 1860 nothing more was heard of the bicycle; but in the mean time men had been expending their genius on "polycycles," machines of four, six, and even eight wheels, all of which required too many cogs, levers, etc. to meet with success. In 1862, however, an American inventor, recognizing the utility and simplicity of a direct crank action, operated by pedal power, on a revolving axle, turned his attention to the development of the principle involved, and the result was the improved "hobby horse" which in 1869 jumped so suddenly into favor both in this country...
...Ossip" thinks that our sketch of true independence shows that we are an example of the kind of independence he opposes. This we fully understand; but we beg to decline to meet him on his own ground of personalities. He says, further, that we twisted his words from their meaning and misconceived his aim. This we endeavored to avoid, and we believe, as regards the general spirit of his remarks, with success. Those errors which we may have committed were generally due to the obscurity of his meaning. None of them vitiated our defence of true independence. For example...
...bright and sweet the hour we meet...
...Juniors one hundred and seventy, and the Freshmen seven hundred! The Freshmen must make a most decided "brace." The above allotment is so made as to consult the best interests of all classes, and is perfectly fair. If the College care enough about the crew to send them to meet Yale, the College must subscribe the necessary funds; and we all have a right to call on the Freshmen to subscribe their just share...