Word: exhibition
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Bicycle Club have been in the habit of practicing on the Holmes Field track at five o'clock in the morning, a somewhat unusual hour. As no permission has been given this club to avail itself of the track, the action of some of its members would seem to exhibit a degree of "nerve" that is rather surprising...
...member of some swell or noted club. This is all wrong. No club stands better than the Harvard Athletic Association in either of these respects and it does not add to a man's worth if he lets his vanity get the better of him by trying to exhibit himself as a member of various organizations. In games where Harvard students are likely to be present as spectators they would like to know what men entered belong to the college. How can they know this, when the college and university are so large and the means of acquaintance so small...
...this sensationalism, had given to an awe-stricken public. Since then there has been no marked cropping out of this inspiration until now, when again we read of the "heavenly color" which appeared to the coaches. But this is not so noticeable; it is simply silly. What does exhibit the real Yale spirit in foot-ball is the tone of both reports, though particularly of the account of the freshman game. This gives in the most partial way an account of the game. In it there are several insinuations that Yale really made touchdowns which the referee would not allow...
...candidates for a given degree have been announced, the president formally makes the facts known to the trustees and asks their pleasure. The trustees consenting, the president in a few plain English words declares the candidates to be bachelors or doctors, as the case may be. There is no exhibit of diplomas. Beginning with the next year, seven courses are offered for the undergraduate. Besides the usual subjects, French and German are made prominent. The subjects for all the courses are alike in these particulars: English composition and literature, physical geography, ancient history, French, German, drawing, vocal culture, physical culture...
Prof. Dyer will exhibit some stereoscopic illustrations of the Freshman Greek lectures, in Sever 11, at 7.30 this evening...