Word: closing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that absorb most of the enthusiasm of the university. In these the interest is intense, owing to the exciting character of the contests. But experience has shown that to keep up this interest the contests must be exciting. The enthusiasm over rowing has declined when the races are not close, and foot-ball came very near losing its prestige when the "block" game was developed. In fact, a high degree of excitement seems to be necessary to secure the lasting success of any outdoor game in this country. To be sure, the excitement over cricket in the English universities...
...mind to see that with the beginning of the next academic year the would-be member of the bar is to receive his training in Coke and Blackstone under most luxurious surroundings. Whether the next generation of lawyers will be keener or more learned than those drilled in the close rooms of Dane Hall is a question, but that the Harvard student will be superior to others in his conception of the worth and dignity of the profession is certain...
...present demoralizing tendency of inter-collegiate athletic games, expressing the conviction that the cost of these games in time, money and energy expended brings no compensating advantage, and decreeing that the college shall cease to take part in them, whenever the present engagements have been fulfilled, or after the close of the present collegiate year." The resolutions also express their cordial approval of games and athletic contests which take place on the students' home grounds...
Professor Huxley has been appointed Sir Robert Rede's lecturer at Cambridge, England, during the present year. The professor's connection with Cambridge has recently become more close and authoritative from his selection as one of the non-resident electors to the professorships of anatomy and physiology...
...will be seen that Harvard has not yet lost a game to the Canadians, though the scores have been frequently close and twice tied. Probably the chief reason for this is that success in the Canadian game lies more with weight and muscle than with skill, while it has been the aim of Harvard to combine the three. In doing this her style of play was continually changing, while the Canadians never modified their game; so to defeat one was to defeat them all. Foot-ball men personally will regret giving up the famous trip to Canada and the hearty...