Word: acceptably
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...world. In every branch of athletics sportsmanship is of infinitely more importance than the winning of victories. As an example he mentioned Psotta, an American oarsman who rowed in the single sculls at Henley four pears ago. In the preliminary beat his opponent capsized. Psotta, however, refused to accept the race and though subsequently defeated he was the hero of the occasion. Mr. Lehmann concluded by expressing his pleasure at being part of the University and said that he was confident of success...
...protest of Hopkinson against Manual training; after a discussion, the executive committee of the Association decided that Manual Training had played an ineligible man on the team and that therefore the championship must be awarded to Hopkinson, whose team had the next best record. Hopkinson, however, refused to accept it under the circumstances, and it was finally voted that the championship should not be awarded this year...
Among the gentlemen who were able to accept the invitation to meet these students were Acting-Governor Wal cott, President Eliot, and Dr. Cabot, Mr. Higginson, Mr. Hooper, Mr. Lowell and Dr. Walcott, of the Corporation; Mr. Lincoln, Bishop Lawrence, Mayor Bancroft, Mr. C. F. Adams, Dr. Cheever, Dr. Folsom, Judge Grant, Mr. Hemenway, Mr. Lyman, Mr. Peabody, Dr. Shattuck, Mr. Weld, and Mr. Williams, of the Board of Overseers; the Deans of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, of the Graduate School, and of Harvard College; the Rev. S. W. Brooke, the Rev. Percy Browne, the Rev. James...
...history was founded in recognition of President Low's gift to the new Library building. Professor Sloane graduated from Columbia in 1868, and in 1887 received the honorary degree of LL.D., from Columbia. At present Professor Sloane is in Europe, and it is not known whether he will accept the appointment...
...however, Dr. Watson could be persuaded to come to Cambridge, the entire student body would gladly hear him speak. He has been recently delivering a course of lectures at Yale, and has spoken at several of the western colleges. He would in all probability be willing to accept an invitation to address a Harvard audience. It seems to us that this opportunity ought not to be lost. Could not some of the societies which in past years have invited men of prominence to address the University take the matter in hand, and give the students the privilege of hearing this...