Word: affairs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Seminary of American History and Institutions. The Trent Affair. Mr. T. L. Harris. University...
...monarch of all he surveys in the exercise of his office, and has the power to b eas arbitrary as he pleases, even to the extent of refusing to accept the advice of the coach. Such is his privilege, and to accept or relinquish it is his own affair. Any man who is in a position to discuss Goodrich's resignation, must appreciate that with him alone lay the option of his withdrawal...
...first place, we can further cut down the number of tickets. The "Tree" is distinctly a Senior affair, and, if the tickets are so limited that none but the guests of Seniors are present, there should be enough room...
...seems that they are unquestionably right. Granted that the Tree is a Senior affair, the ladies, and as many of them as possible, have always been the attractive feature and in fact the raison d'etre of the exercises, and the more their number is reduced the less successful such exercises will be. If their number is reduced the other classes will begin to lose interest in the affair, and Harvard can not afford to let slip her single annual chance of getting the whole body of undergraduates together. Moreover the graduates who attend the exercises add zest...
There is one danger connected with the whole affair, however. While the new system may help to raise the strength average by arousing more general interest in the test, it may lead to exaggeration of individual work at the expense of the athletic teams. Beneficial as gymnasium work is and to be encouraged among a certain class of men, if it puts a premium on indoor in opposition to outdoor exercise, and encourages individual at the expense of team work, it is in measure disadvantageous. This fact has already been recognized by a number of men with the result that...