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...Richards, formerly president of the Metropolitan Railroad, has resigned the general managership of the West End Company...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/13/1888 | See Source »

...were better adapted, considering themselves and the rush lines they were to meet, to run around the end than to try the inside so often. Yale's half-backs were the weak point in the team, and consequently were not used until the game was partly played and the general strength of the opposing team ascertained. Harvard's half-backs were the strongest and were used the most. Being larger and heavier men they ran through the end-and-tackle hole rather than around. They were not built for dodging, but for straight, strong running. It may be doubted whether...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 1/13/1888 | See Source »

...above quotation forms a part of a general attack upon Harvard life, especially its tendency to lay great stress upon athletic contests. Much as we deem the writer of the article egregiously ignorant about our affairs, there can be no doubt that Harvard is not exempt from the evils which always beset a large body of society-composed entirely of men, but that is no particular fault of ours. What can be laid at our door is a certain triviality in dealing with affairs, and a provinciality in regard to the outside world, but great as has been the misfortune...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/13/1888 | See Source »

...University is the name of a new weekly published in New York by a number of graduates of several colleges. It is devoted to all college matters in general and will be perfectly impartial in its views. Subsciptions may be obtained through J. H. Sears 5 Thayer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/12/1888 | See Source »

...Hudson, L. S., opened for the negative. Both he and his colleague, Mr. Sanford, showed that a slight decrease in the tariff would increase the revenue while free trade would produce a business panic. The general argument of the negative was in favor of a decrease of the tariff. Mr. Russell Duane, '88, supported Mr. Norton very ably, advocating the free introduction of raw materials and told how in the case of wool a protective tariff established in 1867 had reduced the amount produced yearly by one-half...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Union Debate. | 1/11/1888 | See Source »