Word: classmen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...will do credit to his class. All the men are at present exercising in a body. They run a short distance every day, besides doing general gymnasium work, using chest-weights, dumb-bells and Indian clubs. Until very recently there was a disposition on the part of the upper-classmen to monopolize the cage, but it is expected arrangements will soon be made to secure it at certain hours for batting practice. In addition to this the men will practice throwing in Lincoln Rink. In comparing the respective merits of the Yale freshman candidates and Harvard candidates, one cannot help...
...decide it unfavorably for the two lower classes. In addition the faculty offer a whole holiday if the freshmen will accede to their request. As a general thing the sentiment of the University is against giving up any of the peculiar Yale customs, but in this case the upper-classmen are all in favor of the action of the faculty...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- I noticed with some surprise a communication in your columns of Wednesday from a freshman, criticising the stand taken by " '89" in regard to proctors. As far as I have been able to judge, most of the upper-classmen agree with " '89" that these gentlemen sometimes do make nuisances of themselves. And it seems to me that our little friend "Adolphus" has laid open to severe criticism not only himself but the class which he claims to represent. In the first place I should like to ask how many college examinations our friend has gone through...
...individual who wrote the attack yesterday morning showed only his own disagreeable feeling toward monitors and not those of the majority of the men in college, and certainly not of the freshmen who have not yet learned to assume the overbearing captious attitude of most of the upper-classmen...
...that their prospect for victory is good, as they claim to have a pitcher who can puzzle the Harvard batters. Upon hearing this, would it not be for the interest of the freshman team to practice batting against some good pitcher. Surely there are many pitchers among the upper-classmen who would give a little of their time in order to help '91 follow the example...