Word: honorability
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...editorial in its latest issue, the Princetonian complacently remarks: "At a time when the question of professional training is under just criticism, Princeton is fortunate in having retained the services of Mr. Jas. Robinson. His handling of the team last fall was careful and thorough, and we enjoyed the honor of placing in the field the best trained team in the league...
...clubs of Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa and Kingston, and the college clubs of Toronto, Trinity, and the Kingston Universities. By the usual methods of rounds of tie matches, the championship of the Association and the possession of a handsome trophy, emblematic of the championship is annually decided. This much coveted honor for the past two seasons has fallen to the Toronto club. The majority of this club are also active members of the Argonaut Rowing Club of this city which numbers among its members, as those of your readers aquatically inclined will remember the champion American as well as Canadian amateur...
...honor of establishing the first college paper does not belong, as we think it ought, to the oldest university, but to one of her younger sisters, Dartmouth. There appeared in 1800 at that institution a paper called, "The Gazette," which is chiefly famous for the reason that among its contributors was Dartmouth's most distinguished son, Daniel Webster. A few years later Yale followed with "The Literary Cabinet," which however did not live to celebrate its birthday. It was not until 1810 that Harvard made her first venture in journalism, and then Edward Everett, with seven associates, issued the "Harvard...
...England, who will lecture here this evening, has never attended school or college, but was educated at home, under the careful supervision of his mother, a lady of rare culture and force of character. Under these circumstances his appointment to the chair of English literature at Cambridge was an honor almost unprecedented, and proves conclusively his great ability...
...weighty reasons did not interfere, would gladly oblige Columbia by urging a favorable consideration of her proposal. We admit the force of the reasons urged by the Columbiana in favor of the project, that great interest in the event would be aroused and that there would be greater honor for the victors of this race. Nevertheless, there are other considerations which must not be over-looked...