Word: actions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...writer favors the formation of an association of American college clubs, which should hold an annual match either at Creedmoor or at New London during the race week. Another point which he advocates is the admission of graduates to the association on an equal footing with the undergraduates, this action of course making them eligible for places on the college teams. Unfortunately he mistakes the strength of the few college clubs which now exist, and overestimates the amount of interest taken in shooting among American students. At present the clubs for shooting which have been formed are leading a precarious...
...from Princeton to New York and return. At the same meeting a demand from Harvard for $50 to pay for advertising the Columbia-Harvrd game was presented to the Directors. It was resolved that this demand also be not acceded to. When the Harvard faculty took their action with regard to foot ball, the captain of the Columbia football, the captain of the Columbia football team wrote, inquiring whether the scheduled game between Columbia and Harvard should be played. Answer was returned that either the game should be played or that Columbia should pay the advertising expenses already incurred...
...simile between the government of a state and the government of a faculty, and said that athletics were out of the control of the faculty, whose only duty was to aid the university in the promotion of its one aim-science. Mr. E. L. Conandt, '84, in approving the action of the faculty showed how the river and Jarvis field, which should be for the use of all, had been given up to a few men, and said that athletics had extended beyond their proper sphere and needed due oversight and regulation. The debate of the regular disputants was closed...
...Decay of parts, due to action of weather on unpainted stock, especially of the pin and surrounding wood which fastened the summer to the stringer...
Then the feeling that from this eight, four would be selected to represent the University at Lake George would tend to increase the zeal and interest of the men. We believe that if the Boat Club authorities should decide upon such action, the college at large would show renewed interest in rowing and that increased subscriptions would flow in to cover the necessarily increased expenses of the club. Of course there may be objections to such a scheme, but if Yale can carry on such a system, it would seem strange that it could not flourish here, where we have...