Word: brought
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...instant be considered. Why should we not contest with Princeton? She has always given us a fair fight and has oftener beaten us. Until we can beat Princeton, why should we refuse to play with her? A significant fact in last night's meeting was, that no reasons were brought forward as to why we should take such a stand...
...defeats in the last three years, the mere fast that a mass meeting of Harvard students voted even to consider the question will put Harvard in an odious and contemiuous light. Very fortunately the committee appointed will not have power to decide the matter. It will justly be brought before a meeting of students who will then have considered the matter, who will not be taken by surprise, and who, unless Harvard has more excuse for such an action, more victories to our credit, will decide undoubtedly against such a stand...
...annual occurrance, it does not carry much weight with it in forming an opinion of the crew. He says in brief that the watermanship is good and in advance of former years, but the stroke is very short and far from the long sweeping swing that has brought victory to Yale for the past few years. The men do not keep time, and they manage their slides poorly. They have fallen into the habit so fatal to success, of coming up hard at the end of the stroke, the result being that the boat stops between strokes, instead of gliding...
...tonight on its first spring practice tour. This is an important innovation, marking the removal of one of the great obstacles which have stood in the way of Harvard's success in the past. It remains with the nine to demonstrate the folly of the objections which have been brought against playing with professionals-a task which they will without doubt easily perform...
...lively and well chosen music. The girls were all pretty in short Puritan dresses, and the men were extremely warlike. Priscilla, the heroine of the play was the beauty of the evening and her "Ophelia" act was well received. Myle's topical song contained many happy local hits, Hobomok brought forth merited applause on all occasions. In the last act the Giraffy Ballet Troupe appeared and were hardly allowed to retire by the audience. Credit is due Mr. Atkinson for the selection and rendering of the music...