Word: offing
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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In the training of the track team several innovations have been made by Trainer Moakley, Every day twenty-five minutes is given to calisthenics and dumb-bell exercises, which are followed by practice in the special events.
The jumpers and hurdlers are given daily practice in racing, and the middle and long distance runners receive special training from the Cross Country Club's runs, which are held three times a week. The plan that is expected to give the best results is that of holding small indoor...
The first periodical published at Harvard was "The Lyceum," which appeared in July, 1810. It was a bi-weekly magazine of about twenty-four pages, which lasted through eighteen numbers. Among its principal contributors were Edward Everett, Samuel Gilman, author of "Fair Harvard," and Nathaniel Frothingham. The contributions consisted of...
In 1827, sixteen years after the last publication of the "Lyceum," three Seniors founded the "Register." Its motto was "I won't philosophize and I will be read." It contained thirty-two pages and was issued monthly for seven numbers. Although this magazine was more readable than its predecessor, it...
In January, 1830, "The Collegian," the ablest of all Harvard periodicals was started, principally through the efforts of J. O. Sargent '30, the only editor of the "Register" then in College. It was in this paper that Oliver Wendell Holmes began his literary career, taking for his assumed name "Frank...