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Adelbert College, in Cleveland, has declared in favor of co-education. The action has caused a revolt, and eighty students have refused to attend recitations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 11/26/1884 | See Source »

...have weighty reasons indeed to induce them to take such a step-a step a so contrary to the spirit of independence and intelligence in which we pass our college lives-and we think it right that these reasons should be made known before any hasty criticism of their action is attempted. We feel confident, however, that the students as a body will regret to find the faculty interposing in their sports and saying that such and such games shall be played, and such and such games shall not be played...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/26/1884 | See Source »

...petition for voluntary prayers, now before the college, those interested in the movement have decided to make an important change. There are many who would be glad to sign this petition, but who hesitate on account of what they call "revolutionary language," and the pledge "to concerted action." To succeed we must have everybody's signature; therefore the objectionable preamble has been torn off, and the petition stands alone, as presented in the CRIMSON for Nov. 21st...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 11/25/1884 | See Source »

...court. We therefore urge the treasurer to pay the breakage bill of the man who rents Lyceum Hall from the college, at once, and next spring, some netting must be put up on the windows. We cannot afford to lose the best court we have through the ungentlemanly action...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/25/1884 | See Source »

...rusher was told to back up' some other individual rusher, and if he was not there, he was 'cussed.'" Now I do not advocate the "cussing" part, but it seems to me, that much of the recklessness, and uncertainty in play could be done away with provided some such action as this should be taken. Let each man be told to back up some other particular man. And when this man gets the ball, he will be expected to be there by every man on the team. Then the rest of the team are not compelled to rush after...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Team Play. | 11/18/1884 | See Source »