Word: rejection
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...manager of the Harvard freshman nine has received a letter, of which the following is a copy, from the representative of the Yale freshman nine, pertaining to the arrangement of dates for the annual spring games. It has not been decided whether to accept or reject the dates proposed...
...design will be given the winners, and similar ones of silver the second men in each event, except the tug-of-war, when gold medals will be awarded the members of the winning team alone. The entry list is to be closed on March 2, and the right to reject or strike out any entry is reserved. Entries should be sent to F. C. Walcott, Secretary Y. A. A., 31 South, New Haven, Conn...
...seventh volume is lamentably weak in verse. The February number does not contain a line of poetry. While we regret the absence of verse, we accept it as evidence that the Monthly intends to keep its standard high and to reject contributions which are not worthy of publication...
...Yale, asking if they could play on either of the dates mentioned, and if so, what financial terms they would offer. These letters were not intended as offers to play on the days mentioned, but when the answers were received, stating the terms, Williams was at liberty to reject the offer of either or both of the colleges. 30th Harvard and Yale offered to play on the 23rd, Harvard stating as her terms, one hundred dollars, and asking how much Williams would pay if unwilling to pay that sum. The offer from Yale was preferred, and having accepted this...
...there is any college that can afford to reject a challenge without loss of dignity, that college is our own; by refusing Yale's demand, we show that we have no apprehension of its being said that "Harvard accepted Yale's challenge because she was afraid of being called a coward if she refused...