Word: coming
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...soon, that is, as graduates return to college solely for athletics, just so soon intercollegiate contests have ceased to have a purpose. It is to preclude the possibility of this danger that the present action has been taken; and to it we must look for whatever improvement is to come. It is to be regretted that the committee could not have gone even farther, and confined athletics simply to undergraduates, but this obviously could not be done, for it would be impossible to impugns the motives of graduates returning to college. The present rules therefore seem the wisest and best...
...likely that a large number of Princeton men will come up for the Harvard game. Reduced rates of sever dollars for the round trip have been obtained...
...those who have the interests of Harvard well at heart and especially to those who have come from the large preparatory schools the second editorial must be very welcome. By all means, let Exeter and Andover play their championship games on Jarvis Field; encourage at Andover a similar feeling for Harvard as exists at Exeter, for there is no reason why Andover men should prefer Yale, and Exeter men Harvard...
...conduct prayers in Appleton Chapel thus beginning his work as one of the preachers to the university. Dr. Abbott is one of the busiest of men and is already doing an enormous amount of work as pastor of Plymouth church in Brooklyn and editor of the Christian Union. To come such a distance to serve the university will necessitate the sacrifice of a great many valuable hours and a great addition to his burden of labor. We hope, however, that his work will be met with such success chat he will not feel the sacrifice too great. We would urge...
...days past have given rise to a question which seems to us, to need some consideration. One may well doubt the advisibality of allowing graduates of other colleges who enter one of the professional schools to take part in freshman class games, particularly when these men have come to Harvard with good college athletic records. It seems hardly fair to the rest of the contestants who have come from preparatory schools. The case in point which occurred during the freshman field sports will bear careful consideration...