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Tuesday, Dec. 1: reading in French, George Sand, La Reine Coax, Prof. Bocher...
Tuesday, Dec. 1: Reading in French, George Sand, La Reine Coax, Prof. Bocher...
...done wonders in the world, in science, art and literature. In the work of life, action has been and is the law. To be faithful, not famous, is the purpose that will make our lives not in vain. Be faithful in the least things. Each grain of sand helps to keep back the ocean. The great heroes are few, only two or three in a million. Our task is to honor and help them. "To you, students of Harvard University, because I shall never see you again, I shall speak these words of hope, encouragement, inspiration. Can you sacrifice pleasure...
...game on Holmes yesterday was a rather tame exhibition. The visiting team was deprived of five of its most valuable men by sickness, but nevertheless pluckily played out the game. Their whole nine showed a good deal of "sand," especially their catcher, and are very much to be praised for it. Our men did not bester themselves much, and made some errors that would not happen in a more closely contested game. Their batting was good, but their coaching and base running was abominable. The features of the game were Fargo's home run, Gallivan's play at short...
...train was due, and whiled away the interim by cheering, singing, and listening to the Brass Band, whose efforts at this time were confined for the most part to bass drum solos. The more prudent among the students took advantage of the wait to explore the adjacent hostelries for sand wiches and other refreshments. At quarter to eleven the train rolled in. A scene of wild confusion ensued. The members of the nine were borne in triumph to their barge, while a second short but decisive fight for seats in the other wagons took place...