Word: toward
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...Hancock this time who was left, but myself. I was not running for President, though, but only for one of those giddy girls again. It was in a stationer's shop where I first saw her. She was standing before a counter, and as I entered she glanced beseechingly toward me with her "violet velvet eyes, over which the silken fringes hung with such tender madonna grace." After a few such glances, that settled it. I could not help breaking my vow only to marry a girl with a million dollars and one lung. Soon she left the shop...
...glad to see from the report of the Base Ball Convention that no opposition was made to the admittance of Yale into the Association. It is certainly much better to have all the prominent colleges represented in such an association, and that there be no ill-feeling toward any one in particular. We think it would be advisable to have some stated amount as a guarantee for the appearance of a club, so as to avoid any trouble like that in Amherst's case...
...Harvard Union will meet next Thursday at 7.30 P. M. The subject for debate is : Resolved, That the Government of the United States is tending toward a dangerous centralized power. Affirmative, Messrs. Dazey and Sewall; Negative, Messrs. Hart and Burton...
...same way, the ball having been passed back to him each time. At the beginning of the second three-quarters, Britannia so pressed Harvard that the latter were forced to touch back for safety repeatedly. During the remainder of the time, however, the ball was forced now toward one goal and now toward the other, as either side gained a slight advantage. At this time Harvard succeeded in gaining two touch-downs, but they were not allowed by the referee. A heavy fall of rain somewhat marred the playing of Harvard, who relied upon their constant passing. The playing...
...last spring. Baxter took second place with 31 ft., while Denniston did not succeed in covering more than 26 ft. 11 in. E. K. Butler, Jr., had a walk over in the 100-yards dash, and although running very well for the first fifty yards, lost his form toward the end and finished in 11 3/4 seconds. He could have done much better with some one to press him. Denniston secured the running broad jump, placing 17 ft. 10 3/4 in. to his credit, Morrison failing to do better than 17 ft. 1 3/4 in In the hurdles, Denniston...