Word: accepted
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Brainard G. Smith, A. M., associate professor of elocution and oratory at Cornell, has received a call from Hamilton to accept the new chair of oratory which has been established there...
Hartwell, captain of last year's crew, then spoke very strongly in favor of the resolution. He said, among other things, that Professors Ames and White, of Harvard, had both put themselves on record as favoring the confinement of athletics to undergraduates; that Harvard would not accept the resolutions for selfish reasons, but that public sentiment would force her to it. The Captains could interpret the constitution in no other way than as allowing them the authority to act as they like...
...thought that Rev. William J. Tucker, D. D. one of the Andover professors may accept the presidency of Dartmouth College which has been offered...
Harvard's first official action in regard to the new undergraduate rule was taken last night, in refusing to accept Yale's proposition to row the race next July under new conditions. The correspondence between the two universities is given below and is self-explanatory...
...subject was carefully considered by Yale men and having been advised upon the matter, they have decided not to accept the invitation. The general opinion is that the contest would savor too much of professionalism...