Word: allowing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...next five-yard lines toward their own goals, respectively. The opposing lines are then ten yards apart, with the snapper-back midway between them. This plan would prevent the players from remaining in contact while lining-out, would enable the ball to be passed more scientifically, and allow greater freedom in kicking. Where the ball is carried back to any five-yard line compensation is made for loss of ground to the side so carrying it back, by greater freedom in passing. This method would evidently increase the opportunities for scientific kicking, running and passing, and on the other hand...
...however, congratulate ourselves on having gained at least one point. Foot ball will not be stopped entirely. We shall be allowed to play here at Harvard, even if the Faculty sees fit to put an end to Inter-collegiate foot ball. And if this step is taken, we feel sure that before many years elapse the Faculty will have regained sufficient intelligence to allow us to again contend with other colleges in this most important and beneficial of our fall sports...
...heating the chapel, as there is a rule of the paper which forbids its use oftener than once a month. We, therefore, pass over the old grievance this time, and turn to the new complaint which has been made. The chapel, it is said, is too dark to allow the reading of psalms without injury to the eyes. We therefore, respectfully suggest that on cloudy mornings the gloomy chapel be illuminated by a stray candle here and there. The reader may now expect some words about electric light in the library. But, for today we have finished our suggestions...
Furthermore, we are assured by our oarsmen, that a straight course is essential to a fair race between eights and that the course at New London is not broad enough to allow more than two. crews to row a straight course. If three crews started off together, a crooked course, according to the bends of the river, would have to be followed. Such a course, on account of the current in the middle of the river, would be manifestly unfair to the outside boats. Eel grass would then justly serve as an excuse for the defeated crews. Moreover, the trouble...
...lover of the good and manly game of foot ball, allow me to enter my protest against any rash condemnation of the game. I am sadly aware that the present tendency is to emasculate all games and exercises, and frown on strength and courage as old fashioned things, relics of the dark ages; to teach our youth that all games requiring these qualities are brutal and degrading...