Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yale declined to accept Harvard's challenge to participate in general athletic sports...
...adjourned annual meeting of the trustees of Dartmouth College, last evening, it was voted not to accept the resignation of Professor Sanborn, but to engage Ex-President Brown of Hamilton College to assist in his department. It was decided to arrange with Dr. John Lord for a course of historical lectures. It was voted to celebrate Webster's centennial next summer, and Gov. Bell and Ex-Gov. Prescott were appointed a committee on the matter...
...Wilde spoke very pleasantly of his visit to Harvard, and suggested how finely the statue of a Greek athlete would look standing in our gymnasium, and what an ennobling influence it would have there. He said he would like to present us with one himself if we would accept...
...Wilde said in his lecture last night that he would like to present Harvard with a statue of a Greek athlete to be placed in the gymnasium, if the college would accept it. We think that the college would be only too glad to do so, and advise Mr. Wilde to send it along as soon as possible. We think that we can assure him the heartiest thanks of the college for showing such a kindly feeling toward...
Last evening a Yale University meeting was held to consider a proposition made by Harvard some time ago to Yale to participate in intercollegiate athletic sports of a general kind. Various objections were made to an acceptance, the principal one being that Yale had no preparation or chance to train that would warrant meeting Harvard at present. President Cuyler of the athletic association, Storrs of the university crew, and Badger of the base-ball team, spoke in opposition, and it was voted unanimously not to accept. That the college athletic standard may be raised, it was voted to have class...