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From various entries in the journal we learn that "Harvard indifference" is not of recent growth. May 23rd, 1836, "all the officers except the junior secretary being absent, a committee was appointed to inquire the reason, and a long discussion took place on the infelicitous state of the society." At...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The First Harvard Union. | 5/22/1885 | See Source »

About 6 o'clock a telegram came from Amherst announcing the result of the game. The news of the victory spread quickly among the students, and preparations were at once made for giving the nine a reception worthy its achievements. Notices were posted that barges would be in readiness to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Celebrates. | 5/19/1885 | See Source »

To-day will be truly eventful in Harvard's athletic annals. Our 'varsity nine meets its strongest rival at New Haven; the freshmen play one of the games which are to decide whether or not the class of eighty-eight at Yale shall retain a championship which has not left...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/16/1885 | See Source »

The prize speaking last evening was one of the closest contests which have occurred for years between the compe titors for the Boylston prizes. Although as usual some surprise was manifested at the award of prizes, this surprise has come to be one of the concomitants of our Boylston declamations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/15/1885 | See Source »

The class game on Jarvis was uninteresting. '87 played poorly in the field and could do nothing with Austin's pitching. Houghton and Loud did the best playing for the sophomores, and Austin, Choate and Gallivan for the freshmen. The umpiring was far from satisfactory. Appended is the score:

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EIGHTY-SEVEN, 3; EIGHTY-EIGHT, 11. | 5/12/1885 | See Source »