Word: closing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON, -Dear Sirs: -The writer has been much interested in the late discussion of regulations for athletics. In giving close attention to the principles which have governed the actions of the faculty, both during the discussions of last year and during the present controversy, it has seemed to me that the question of competition in athletics has had considerable underlying influence in the formation of regulations. This is one of the points upon which the faculty and the undergraduates seem to differ. It is perhaps desirable, as the faculty appear to wish, to lessen the element of competition...
...following advertisement appeared in a German university town paper: For Rent-Fine room, good distance from the university and close to a pawn shop...
...prizes given at the intercollegiate athletic games, since their institution in 1876, Columbia has won 62; Harvard is second, with 47; Princeton a close third, with 45 prizes, being just one first and one second behind Harvard. The University of Pennsylvania is forth, with 27, and Yale a bad fifth, with only 11 prizes to her credit. The remaining 41 prizes, mostly second, are distributed between ten colleges...
...holding his position, he kept Longstreet in check and prevented his attacking Pope's flank. In brief, Gen. Gordon showed that Porter's action not only failed to disconcert Pope's plans, but positively helped him. Gen. Gordon illustrated his lecture with maps and plans, and at the close was greeted with great applause...
...less. Thus in the course of years each elective gains a reputation for hardness or "softness," and this reputation will attract students who will per petuate the same. It is a notorious fact that there are at present electives which no indolent student will choose, and others which few close students will enter. Thus every student is embarrassed in his choice of electives. Disinclination to hard work, ambition for collegiate honors, pecuniary dependence on high rank-each of these considerations closes to him certain electives and some whole branches of study. These motives, which ought not to be felt...