Word: fashionable
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...trial debate last night to choose Harvard's representatives to debate against Yale, started the preparation for this important contest in rather encouraging fashion. As must always be the case, comparatively few of the men who have already spoken on 'Varsity debates tried for places, but the size of the audience showed that the importance of the event was appreciated. Moreover the large number of candidates for intercollegiate honors, and the creditable average ability which they displayed were distinctly gratifying...
While Bowdoin was not so weak as was reported, their play was certainly not dangerous. Their line held fairly well and at times opened up large holes for the Bowdoin backs. The most noticeable feature of Harvard's work was the looseness of the play, and the poor fashion in which the team was run. The men were at times badly confused in the signals. Brown and Maguire erred most often in this respect. The weakest part of the line seemed to be between right tackle and guard. Burnett at centre had rather a hard time with Spear...
Although this year's nine has been doing poorly of late, we have no doubt that it can win; and it now rests with the undergraduates to support their representatives in a good, hearty fashion and thus help them to take the needed brace...
...Lehmann spoke in his usual vigorous fashion, referring to the real identity of the English and American ideas of true sport. He also emphasized the opportunity possessed by the CRIMSON in keeping the attention of the University centered upon those who actively forward its interests. Major Higginson, in speaking of the CRIMSON, referred to the inadvisability of jumping too has tily at conclusions. W. K. Otis '98 explained the desire of the CRIMSON to represent the whole University, and Dr. Brooks gave an interesting outline of the plans for the next football season...
...tell, but it always imparted a touch of tenderness to me to feel that he had made a sacrifice for what he loved. In the anti-slavery school there was something that made oratory. Phillips was only one of its eloquent men. He it was who brought completely into fashion the simple, eloquent style of today...