Word: certainly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fact, almost a necessity to an intelligent selection. Besides this, few subjects, if any, are studied so widely at Harvard as History: and thus a descriptive pamphlet of this department would benefit an exceptionally large number of men. We therefore second the request made in the communication, certain that the usefulness of the pamphlet would more than make up for the labor of the compiler...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- I should like to bring into general prominence through the columns of your paper a feeling which is growing stronger and stronger every day, against a certain custom now in vogue here, which has nothing better than a precedent of three years' standing to recommend and sustain it. I refer to the existing college sentiment which gives the exclusive right of wearing broad black and red striped blazers to members of the University teams. It seems odd that the Harvard colors, which belong by right to every man in the University, should be restricted by a nonsenical...
...will of the late Mr. Wheeler, of the class of '26, a large sum of money has been bequeathed to the college. For the past few years Harvard has been especially fortunate in being so generously remembered by those whose success in life has been in a certain measure due to the education it has afforded them, attesting their appreciation by giving financial aid to smooth the path of that large class of young men who have the desire, but not the adequate means, of obtaining the advantages of a collegiate training. They recognize how much more real good...
...later codicil is dated May 7, 1887, and reads as follows: "By a codicil to said will which bore date Dec. 18, 1882, I gave to the president and fellows of Harvard College certain amounts of money on the contingency therein set forth, which codicil I hereby confirm, and I direct that so much of the income of any sum or sums of money that shall be received by said president and fellows under the provision of said codicil as shall be needful shall be applied to the support of religious worship on Sunday and other days, as the said...
...think of having the Harvard base-ball club going about playing ball with professionals clubs, would think it a bad thing and refuse to aid the University in any way whatever. If the institutionis to reach the standard which it has set up for itself, it must, to a certain extent cater to public opinion...