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...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...
...South American states do not afford the best field for American enterprise-Public Opinion, November 2d, 1889; Curtis...
...there are to be bonfires and fireworks, or indeedgeneral demonstrations of any kind, let them take place on the field where the victory was won, rather than on the street or in the college yard. Jarvis is far better in its facilities and its position, and we cannot afford to sun the gauntlet of the city authorities or to put our trees and college buildings in jeopardy. A little discretion may avert a deal of mischief...
...present foot-ball controversy between Princeton and Harvard will have a tendency of course to bring out expressions of ill-feeling in the excitement of this afternoon; but this must not be. We cannot afford as gentlemen to depart from the position we have thus far taken, and every inclination to hiss or call out to the players must be summarily suppressed...
...purpose exclusively all discussion must be at an end; the fence if it comes under those conditions will be more than acceptable. If, however, as is more likely, the university proposes to advance the money from its own funds, the matter will bear some consideration. The college can hardly afford to indulge in any such luxuries as an ornamental fence when the funds for its erection are drawn from the students. It would be far better surely that roomrent should be reduced with the college surplus, than that it should be expended in adornment. Any improvements will of course...