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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Harvard defeated Amherst Saturday afternoon at Amherst in a wretchedly played game. Harvard did fairly well in the field, but her batting was very weak and her base running simply disgraceful. If she had not got a lead of four runs in the first inning, almost purely on Amherst's errors, the game would have very likely gone to the home team. Frothingham and Hovey were the only Harvard men who could do anything at the bat. The other men struck out or hit weakly to the infield. The men could not do even any sacrifice hitting. But the weakness...
...Saturday. It has been taken for granted all the year that Harvard could bat occasionally, but she gave a very decided proof to the contrary at Amherst. It remains to be seen whether or not the nine will learn by the game Saturday, that their play is weak at almost every point; and whether or not it will take decided measures for improvement...
...Sever 11 last night. Professor Palmer concluded his lectures on parabolic teaching and the teaching of Christ. Professor Palmer began by saying that if we could compare the parables with other forms of teaching we should see how beautiful were the ways in which Jesus taught. Jesus' parables were almost as brief as proverbs and as vivid as similes, thus allowing one to carry their meaning clearly in one's mind. There is nothing grotesque, nothing untrue in Christ's parables. A principle is taken and then is shown a case of its working. In a parable a fact stands...
...Yesterday's game was a strong contrast to the one next before it" might head the account of every game our nine has played this year. The grounds were abominable. In left field and in left centre especially the field sloped down so that the fielders were almost out of sight when they chased long hits. The bad work of the nine in the infield is partly explained by the hummocks among which the balls rolled. But the nine cannot be considered to have done its best under difficulties. In the sixth inning the men seemed to lose their heads...
...first report of the secretary of the class of 1890 again brings forward a few interesting statistics about the average age of students graduating from Harvard. In the past eleven years the average age has increased almost exactly eight months-practically one college year. This increase would not be so significant were it not for the fact that it has been so steady, each year seeing a slight raise over the year before it. Our friends who have been advocating the reduction in the requirements for the degree have frequently pointed out that the average age of students...