Word: benefited
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...doing away with summer practice and the putting off of all hard work until the beginning of the college year. This step makes football more of a sport and less of a business for the men and is especially desirable, since it is doubtful whether any real benefit was ever derived from summer practice. It also speaks well for the harmony of opinion which exists between the football management and the athletic committee and for the system of undergraduate representation in that body...
...held of you by those blinded perhaps by parental love. It is the crowning glory of the American college that she exists for the nation; that as she receives recruits from all over the country, in the same way she sends them forth to be good citizens for the benefit of the republic. In the eyes of Harvard the nation is of more importance than the University, which was founded in the service of a Christian state...
Meanwhile the Corporation is continually receiving donations from an infinite variety of sources for an almost equally great variety of objects, many of them being for the founding of scholarships and aid funds of several kinds. While these gifts are admirable things for the few students who can derive benefit from them, it is to be regretted that more of them cannot be placed in a way that will make them valuable to all the students. If those who have money to give to Harvard could only realize the present need of a University Club, and that donations...
...Yale Club of New York City has been incorporated by graduates resident in the city. The club has not yet procured a house but endeavors are being made to get the old club house of the Lamb's Club. It is felt that this club will do much to benefit Yale in New York and it is receiving hearty support from the graduates...
...bowling, Harvard has a slight advantage, but in batting Haverford has the benefit of long indoor batting practice. Their fielding and team work is also better than Harvard's. The mainstay of Haverford, both in bowling and batting, is Lester, who in three previous games with Harvard has the strong batting average...