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...celebrate Saturday night without their nine, and would be equally bad to wait until Monday night, when the excitement over the victory would have cooled down. For these reasons, the game next Saturday was made the all important one, and now it remains for our freshman nine to show what they can do against a nine desperately eager for victory, and supported by a large class, every member of which has a deep personal interest in the result of the game. It may be cruel to wish to deprive two hundred youths of such an innocent pleasure of perching...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/20/1885 | See Source »

...contains several notable changes and innovations. In the first place, it is larger than last year by eight or ten pages, a circumstance chiefly due to the addition of all the freshman electives. Many of the changes in the different departments are strong evidences of progress, while they all show that attempt is made to satisfy, as far as possible, the demands of the students. It is quite true, however, that the clamorers after courses in Stenography, Journalism, and Common Law have still to wait another year at least, contenting themselves with the advances that have been made and looking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Elective Pamphlet. | 5/20/1885 | See Source »

...game was to be best three out of five goals, the atmosphere looked very blue for Harvard about this time. The play of our twelve continued as steady as at the beginning, and the team put out some of their up hill energy and the attack began to show what they could do. They now worked for a purpose, and a good shot by Woods drove the ball past H. Hodge and goal one for Harvard was safe. Time, 8 minutes. Hood was the next fortunate man, running the ball down from centre he gave it a swift whirl while...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lacrosse Championship. | 5/18/1885 | See Source »

...attendance at performances and concerts given in its benefit. The concert promises to be of unusual interest. The programme will consist of selections from both the fall and spring concert, and also of solos by several guraduates whose names are well known in musical circles. Let the students show by their attendance that they appreciate the kindness of our two musical organizations in thus coming to the relief of our boating interests...

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

...evening appointed for it. The question "Are negroes an inferior race of beings?" was twice discussed, and each time was decided in the negative. The excitement over the then recent abduction of Morgan by Free Masons in Western New York. furnished the society material for a debate which showed that the feeling among the members was against the Masons. Two debates on subjects relating to the tariff show that a large majority of the members of the society were in favor of Protection. Professor Bowen says that much interest was manifested in questions relating to Phrenology, then a new science...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The First Harvard Union. | 5/15/1885 | See Source »