Word: upperclassmen
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...hard to believe that a class, which, by its prominence in nearly every line of University activity has thus far made a favorable impression on upperclassmen, can be lacking in common spirit to such an extent. It is possible that the very success of the class in athletics has served as a blind to its true character. With so many to draw from, good teams might be put in the field in spite of an absence of general interest. Before drawing such a conclusion, however, we would suggest another possible explanation of this financial failure...
...scholarships for upperclassmen were awarded in the fall and have already been published, with the exception of the Lewis and Harriet Hayden Scholarship with an income of $200, which has been assigned to Edward Jackson Davis, A. B., Fisk University '95, of Sumter, S. C., a member of the third class. This scholarship was founded in 1894 from a bequest by Mrs. Harriet Hayden, to be devoted to the education of colored students...
...meeting in Sanders Theatre last evening to welcome new members to the University, and the reception which followed in Memorial Hall, were largely attended, not only by members of the Freshman Class but by many upperclassmen. Dean Shaler, chairman of the committee on the reception of students, presided, and stated the purpose of the meeting, apologizing for the absence of Governor Walcott, who was compelled to be absent on account of the complete loss of the use of his voice. The speakers who addressed the meeting were President Eliot, Dr. Edward Everett Hale and Dr. H. W. Walcott...
...reason for organizing freshman teams is that they act as feeders to the university teams. They bring into athletics many men who would feel themselves hopelessly beneath the standard of university teams, but are glad to try for freshman teams. They form the main motive for organizing teams among upperclassmen, who as a rule care little for the class championship, but are willing to help the freshmen...
...Yale News says that the defeats of Yale freshman teams by Harvard freshman in recent years are due to the lack of suitable means for regular training. and urges that upperclassmen take a likelier in the success of freshman teams...