Word: opinion
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Post Office Department is concerned, Mr. A. R. Henderson, Assistant Postmaster of Boston, is of the opinion that the change would not be sought by the department, and that if carried out, it would be in deference to the request of the public and not as a necessary measure of practical improvement to meet its own needs...
...until the beginning of the college year. This step makes football more of a sport and less of a business for the men and is especially desirable, since it is doubtful whether any real benefit was ever derived from summer practice. It also speaks well for the harmony of opinion which exists between the football management and the athletic committee and for the system of undergraduate representation in that body...
...boat house has not yet been determined. It is thought that if it were placed next the bridge the crews would be considerably inconvenienced in launching their shells when the tide was running out, and would always have to start off up stream. It is the general opinion that it should not be built on piles and should contain an attractive room, where meetings could be held and trophies kept; that it should, in short, be a rowing centre in every way. The boat house will of course contain a tank...
...disappointment felt at the failure of the University Club project to materialize during the past year is common to graduates and undergraduates alike. In addition to the social advantages of such an institution the opinion is growing that in Harvard some method is necessary by which true undergraduate opinion may be obtained on matters affecting the reputation of the University not only in regard to athletics but to questions of more vital interests. There is no doubt that the policy of the committee is, under the circumstances, the wisest, but there does seem as if there was a nucleus...
...guaranteed. An attempt to raise funds at this time could hardly be successful, and the committee therefore feel that it is best to wait for more favorable conditions. There have been rumors that the inaction of the committee was due to their uncertainty in regard to undergraduate and graduate opinion on the subject. These are entirely unfounded. The committee were entirely satisfied with the undergraduate support they received last year, and the enthusiastic letters received from Harvard clubs throughout the country have entirely set at rest any doubts as far as they were concerned. The policy of their inaction...