Word: commandant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...bringing all their powers to bear in giving the team every assistance and encouragement. Indeed it has been commonly stated that if they do not succeed in recovering the lost ground this year. Princeton will drop out of athletics. With such a spirit, and with the resources at their command the Princeton football team for 1888 will not be the weak and discouraged set of men who faced Yale last year. They will have all they want of the last year's team, and the open places will be filled by veterans of former years...
...Harvard Club of New York at their annual meeting. The opinion of such graduates as these, men of all ages and of large experience, should have great weight with the members of the faculty. The views of the undergraduates may be cast aside, but those of the Alumni must command respect. The Board of Overseers have seen fit to lay upon the table the petition of a large number of graduates in favor of allowing the nine to play with professionals, and we are glad that the alumni do not intend to let the matter rest there. As we have...
...read up on special subjects, has been in use in the Library for several years, and the constantly increasing use of the reserved books proves the system to be a useful one. Many men who are unwilling to spend large sums of money on books, have at their command during the day many books of value which they can use as conveniently as if they owned them themselves...
...position of pitcher, Boyden, L. S.; Campbell, L. S.; Luce, '91, and Bates, '91, have presented themselves. Of these, the freshmen are showing up well. Boyden has good command of the ball and has all the curves under control Campbell, who played third base last year, has turned out to be a very good pitcher. He has great speed and his coolness, for which he was remarkable last year, stands him in good stead in this position. Henshaw, '89, Knowlton, M. S., and Howland, L. S., are candidates for catcher. Of the merits of Henshaw, nothing need be said...
...that reason it should be the more quickly answered. The ventilation of the Library is wretched; there is no doubt about that fact. And we think that it is more than it need be, even with the poor facilities for admitting fresh air that are now at its command...