Word: popularity
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Popular Science Monthly for June has a sketch of the life of Professor Sumner of Yale...
...notice many changes in the elective pamphlet for next year and on the whole they are for the better. Special attention has been paid to several popular and important courses, so that they will not conflict, as was the case in this year's arrangement. We welcome the changes in the German department. With the new courses and an additional professor, and, we hope, a special German library, this department will be very strong...
...feels no interest in it will not support. The fault is not in the team, but in the fact that there is no room for lacrosse; we have too many other and more interesting branches of athletics. Men do not care for lacrosse with all the other more popular sports. As long as a team cannot get the hearty support of the college its reason for existence is gone...
...river basin, the start and finish being off the Union boat house. We hope that the college will show some interest in these races. The Canoe club has in the last two years developed from a state of inaction into a large and energetic organization, one that is very popular in the University. These annual race meetings serve to keep up the interest in canoeing in college and to show that the club is active. As many as can should witness the races this afternoon...
...lacrosse team is a university organization and because beaten by Princeton last year must do their best to win this year. Moreover, as matters now stand, for this year at least lacrosse practice is necessary. But we also think that the class ball games are necessary as well as popular. They are a regular part of our athletics, and are necessary as giving valuable practice to the Freshman nine. If the freshman team does not have the benefit of the class games, it will make a very poor showing in its games with Yale. This alone is reason enough...