Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Duane, '88. closed for the negative. He asserted that the anti-Chinese policy is preventing commercial and social advantages; that it is contrary to the spirit of the United States. Our country needs men to push civilizing enterprises, and the Chinese are energetic. He also claimed that the spirit of exclusiveness was giving away, and that this spirit is indeed commendable as it arises from patriotism...
...arranged. This delay occurring later will deprive the tournament of much of its interest by forcing it to take place at a time when the college work will have become much more onerous than at present. The Tennis Association has in the past shown a decided tendency to push matters, and this year ought not to witness any diminution of its energy...
...work with his shoulders. 3: rowed in '87 freshman crew; heaviest man in the crew; apt to feather under water; is slow in getting away after the finish; is a little rough in his rowing. 4: captain and stroke of '87 freshman crew; a man of tremendous amount of push; his finish is rough, and he swings back too far. 5: substitute on '84 'varsity crew; rowed in Yale race; clips the end of his stroke; does not row smoothly; careless on the recover. 6: rowed in '87 freshman crew; has improved greatly during the year; still rows short...
...finish; drops hands on full reach; slumps at finish; rows more smoothly than any man in the boat. Stroke: unsteady; over-reaches with body and does not slide up far enough; has bad swing; feathers under water and too flat; careless watermanship; does not swing back too far; can push the crew for all they can stand; one of hardest workers in the boat...
...forbearing. So, then, whenever we find the monotony of our desert life broken by some pleasant oasis with its shady groves and fair flowers, with its restful hospitality, we are entranced; for a time we think ourselves in a different world, where, indeed, we really are; and, when we push on again into the desert, we first think and then write of our past pleasures. Wellesley, Lasell, and Boston University, nay, even the Annex, have given refreshment to many a Harvard traveller, and doubtless will refresh many more to come; but not of them but of still another oasis would...