Word: allowing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Manter Hall.THE new Note Covers, which have been made by Sever this fall, are a great convenience over the old style covers. The flexible strip along the sides allow the covers to be used with equal facility from either side, and those that open on the end, are the right size to go easily into the pocket...
...general work of the 'varsity was very good. The interference of the rushers was more effective than usual, and the defensive work was fairly strong. The forwards did not break through quickly enough and they showed a tendency to allow themselves to be blocked off. Gains were made by the second eleven backs through the left of the 'varsity line and once around its right...
With regard to the 1050 seats reserved by the players it should be said that many of them went to graduates prominently identified with athletics and the college life. Still it was unquestionably a mistake to allow the foot ball players to reserve as many seats as they chose. The players are entitled to a reasonable number of tickets, but some of them on this occasion abused the privilege extended to them. The manager of the eleven realized this, but only when it was too late to help the matter...
Important changes are being made in the Amherst curriculum, particularly in the Scientific Department. The students have been greatly dissatisfied with the present method of elections, which allow them no freedom in the choice of studies till the senior year...
...very largely to Amherst' utter weakness. The visitors played their fairly strong rushing game throughout the first half. They gained frequently through the centre and occasionally made some tremendously big holes in Harvard's rush-line. During the first half also the Amherst ends were too strong to allow any long gains to be made around them...