Word: showings
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Dates: during 1890-1890
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...first day of college sports, and one of the most important days. It will give the captain of the eleven a chance to look over the new material, and to test the more experienced players. The afternoon's practice will be watched with unusual interest, since it will show what material there is in Harvard to build up a champion eleven for this year's team must be a champion eleven...
Both Yale crews and the Columbia freshmen are here, and Cornell and U. of P. are expected to arrive tomorrow. Yale's crew does not appear to be so strong as some of the previous years' crews, but on the other hand, the men show remarkable ease and grace in the stroke and recover. They do not have much body swing, yet space very well. Yale's freshman crew seems much better than the Columbia freshmen, but it cannot be stated on the strength of one day's observation that they could row two miles much faster...
...great improvements in the elective pamphlet show that the long delay in its publication was not for nothing. A more thorough revision and reorganization has hardly been made since the establishment of the elective system. The grouping of the courses into three classes is a valuable guide to men in choosing the best single course in any department, and in planning a series of electives. This grouping has also led to a revision of, the courses in many departments, with the result of making them more systematic. Some courses which formerly took up subjects partially covered by other courses have...
...almost two weeks since the outrages on the John Harvard statue were committed, and nothing material has been done by the students to show their indignation. It was decided at the mass meetings that we did not wish to employ detectives; but there was a strong sentiment that mere words were not sufficient to show the earnest spirit of condemnation which every Harvard man felt. Accordingly it was voted to "make all the reparation in our power by tendering to the college money to be raised by public subscription," It was loudly proclaimed at the time that this would...
Harvard men will have a chance this evening to show in a more acceptable way some of the enthusiasm which the celebration of last week has proved to exist. For many years there has been no event in athletics equal in importance to that which we take pleasure in announcing this morning. The gift of Mr. Higginson is unsurpassed alike in generosity and in the direct benefit it will bestow upon athletics. Through his munificence the problem of accommodation for athletic sports has been satisfactorily solved. Harvard is to have a magnificent field, as large as all the grounds...