Word: avoidance
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have never heard other than two facts assigned as reasons for a boy to avoid Harvard-one by parents and the other by sons. Of the two, the dread of the supposed luxuries of Harvard life and the expenses incidental is a stronger factor against the college than the aversion of the young men themselves to a place where (by reputation) athletic contests are frowned upon and (by fact) athletic contestants are of inferior calibre. The parental prejudice is widespread, while the boys get their ideas only if they have attended the large boarding schools. Yet it is almost...
...time, his criticism of Tartuffe being considered a remarkable piece of work. As M. Coquelin is a complete master of the subject he will speak upon, his lecture cannot fail to be of interest to all those desirous of knowing the art of the true comedian. In order to avoid a crowd only those having tickets will be admitted. Members of the university will please apply to Mr. S. A. Bayer, 39 Grays, who will be in every day from 4 until 6 p. m. beginning Wednesday, October 24. All others will please address Prof. Cohn, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass...
...elected by the individual teams whenever they may see fit. A few weeks later on the men will have become better acquainted with each other, and it will be easy to discover who is best fitted to fill each position. Not only will the class, by adopting this method, avoid the risk of having a wrong man to fill a captaincy, but also it will induce greater exertions on the part of all the men trying for the various teams...
...becomes tenfold harder and more discouraging. If anyone thinks that the work of the men deserves his jeers, nothing is easier than that he show his superiority by coming in the field and doing the work better. We trust that those who are not gentlemen enough by instinct to avoid hurting the feelings of the men may at least control themselves for the sake of the success of the eleven...
...requested to buy their admission tickets for the Yale game on Saturday at Leavitt and Peirce's in order to avoid a crush at ticket office...