Word: acceptable
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...could hardly accept your invitation without assuming, in appearance at least, that Harvard and Yale occupy the preeminent position among American universities which is held among English universities by Oxford and Cambridge. As there is no foundation in fact for such a pretension, we think it better for university athletics in this country, as well as for university interests in general, that we should not lend any countenance to it, and that we should, furthermore, avoid all semblance of a spirit of exclusiveness towards our sister universities. Nor, considering the narrower ground of athletic skill, can we forget that...
...matter of general principle it seems to us that international student competitions would be best arranged either between two groups of universities fairly representing the general body of students in each country, or else between single universities on each side. We regret that you were not free to accept the invitation of the American Intercollegiate Association, and we are especially sorry, if any misconception as to our attitude in regard to that invitation influenced you in declining it. We should be pleased if, even now, you were disposed, with Yale's concurrence, to arrange for a competition on the basis...
...prospect of an athletic meeting of Harvard and Yale against Oxford and Cambridge was at first sight very pleasing. It would be so still were it not that consideration of the challenge just received leads to the feeling that Harvard can hardly accept it without a breach of collegiate courtesy. The English colleges seem to have made no attempt to obviate the difficulties in the way of accepting the intercollegiate challenge sent them, but to have refused this without due reluctance, and to have made an entirely arbitrary selection of Harvard and Yale. In so doing they are guilty...
...communication which appears in another column is printed solely as an example of one style of writing which we shall in future refuse to accept. The communication column of the CRIMSON is not intended as a place in which any member of the University may feel at liberty publicly to insult the paper, or to air any and every fancied grievance against it. A certain amount of calm criticism of our own attitude we have never refused to publish; but extravagances like those of our present correspondent we shall hereafter receive in the personal spirit in which they are written...
Yesterday morning Professor Ames announced that Harvard had made an agreement with Cornell, providing for contests during the next two years in football, baseball and rowing. The proposition originated with Harvard, and the Cornell athletic council voted Monday night to accept it. The terms of the agreement, as definitely as can be stated at present, are: Football - at Cambridge in 1895; at Ithaca in 1896. Baseball - at Ithaca in 1896; at Cambridge in 1897. Rowing - at New London (or such other place as may be agreed upon) between June 10 and June 30, both...