Word: standard
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...former years. The decision seems to have been made, however, not on the basis of a comparison with other years, but through the desire to have a thoroughly capable and well-trained band at Yale Field, such as will be found on the opposite side of the gridiron. This standard of excellence is obviously beyond the range of a student organization and it is too much to expect of it. The University band as constituted at present hangs together only through the perseverance of a few men who assume the responsibility to do what they can with the material available...
...point should be taken into consideration in coming to any conclusion on the merits of the team as the result of the game. Carlisle was by no means up to the standard expected, judged by their last few games, and the line in particular showed weaknesses which were soon discovered. The one glaring weakness of the University team was its inability to keep within the rules in blocking and interfering. Penalties aggregating 120 yards were inflicted on Harvard for offences of various natures and one touchdown was undoubtedly lost through infringement of the rules...
...danger of defeat. Henshaw was distinctly off his game and served a number of double faults although he made several brilliant back-hand plays. Both Pearson and Dana were good on fore-hand shots but poor on their back-hand. Niles won all his serves and showed a high standard of game throughout. Most of the play, however, was directed at Dana...
...give four pop concerts, in the Living Room of the Union this year. Several concerts were given by the orchestra last year and proved a great success. The concerts will all be on Thursday evenings, the dates fixed being November 12, January 14, March 18, and May 20. Standard and popular music, together with the football songs will be played, and musical compositions by Harvard men will be made a specialty...
...purpose of this Council is thoroughly to co-operate with the Faculty in raising the general intellectual standard at Harvard as stated in the undergraduate petition to the Faculty dated April 29, 1908, to bring before governing bodies of the University, and to co-operate with the Athletic Committee in eradicating the specific evils in the conduct of athletics. The attainment of this purpose is to be effected in part by direct jurisdiction over individual students, the method of so doing to be explained here-after, and in part by creating the general sentiment that it is a question...