Word: state
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...whole number of students in the university 490 come from Connecticut, 275 from New York state, 94 from Ohio, 89 from Massachusetts, 88 from Pennsylvania, 71 from Illinois. Of the extreme western states Colorado sends 13 and California 11. There are 12 from Japan, 8 from Canada, 5 from the Sandwich islands, 2 from Wales and 3 from Turkey...
...accounts of all games. The editors are even ready to have a close game of base ball or of foot ball reported, as they are well aware of the likes and dislikes of their readers. This "abnormal interest" in athletic contests brings about betting, a "sign of a low state of ideals." Betting in college is a great evil as men who cannot afford to bet are sorely tempted by the example of those who can afford...
Professionalism has been prevalent in Cambridge for years. A number of years ago a committee of the faculty investigated athletics, and found that the members of the nine were away from Cambridge almost one half of the spring term, playing with professionals. This state of affairs caused the faculty to vote that all members of athletic teams should be bona fide students and that there should be no professional coaches...
Lehigh's defeat on Wednesday at Bethlehem, of the University of Pennsylvania, virtually gives the state championship to Lehigh...
...occasion of the mass-meeting held to find out the sentiments of the college in regard to the question of withdrawing from the Intercollegiate Foot Ball Association. S. Dexter, 1st, '90. called the meeting to order at 8 p. m., sharp. and Captain Cumnock proceeded at once to state the reasons for which the meeting had been called, using as a text a letter from Mr. Francis M. Weld '60. The scope of the letter was that Harvard should take some stand against professionalism, and after the letter had been read the subject was thrown open for discussion. Honore...