Word: canada
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...nothing about the game should take advantage of this opportunity, for Association Foot Ball has been for some time the leading game in England, and is fast becoming popular in America. The Rovers have for a long time been the champions of America; on Thanksgiving day they beat "All Canada" by a score of 6-1. The Olympics were champions last year, and have made a very good record this year...
...Toronto University foot ball team holds the association championship of Canada. Toronto has won every match they have played for the last two years...
...University of Toronto, the leading institution of learning in Canada, has begun, under the direction of Professor W. T. Ashley, the publication of a similar series, each number of which is to be complete in itself. The first monograph upon the Ontario Township, by T. M. McEvoy, is valuable since it gives an insight into the local political system of Canada. The University also publishes a Quarterly Review, not unlike those at Harvard and Columbia, in which is discussed political and economic questions relating to the Dominion...
...pamphlet issued by the Canadian Club is a gratifying evidence of the members' loyalty to Harvard. In spite of the reputation of the college, life here inevitably becomes distorted in distant states and in Canada, and stories are circulated about Harvard's being "a place for rich men's sons only" a hot-bee of atheism, and other absurdities. The only means of refuting these distortions is by placing the facts before the public. This is what the members of the Canadian Club have done. They describe briefly the library, expenses, pecuniary aid, religious services, and the college...
...Canadian Club has shown commendable energy in issuing a pamphlet on Harvard, which will be distributed among the preparatory schools and colleges of Canada. The pamphlet shows to advantage the resources and opportunities for study at Harvard; it gives an estimate of expenses, and speaks of the Beneficiary Fund for the use of graduates and undergraduates. At the end of the pamphlet is a list showing that during the past century nearly five hundred Canadians have attended the University...