Word: concerned
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...vicinity of Boston. That so many colleges, professedly rivals of Harvard, have been founded so recently almost at her doorsteps, must indicate some wide-spread dissatisfaction with the spirit and aims of this university. That there are really objections, however, that are serious and deserving of great concern, I do not believe. Harvard's growth and progress has perhaps been too rapid. These institutions represent a reaction. Cosmopolitanism and non-sectarianism are naturally distasteful to the provincial and sectarian. But it may be that Tufts College and the Boston University do not attempt so much to rival Harvard...
After the good work done by '86 on the foot-ball field this fall every one interested in college athletics will watch with much concern the manner in which they will begin to prepare themselves for the base-ball contests next spring. Their gymnasium work will begin shortly after Christmas, and the spirit they will show in this preliminary practice is likely to have the greatest effect on their next season's games. It is hoped that the number of candidates will be large and their practice faithful, so that they may go on to the field in the spring...
That a journal of the importance and influence of the Nation should express its condemnation of the present elective system of studies is a matter of concern to all the friends of Harvard. The editor of the Nation believes that an unrestrained and perfectly free elective system is unwise, just as much as an iron-bound and unyeilding system of prescribed studies is unwise. An elective system by complete courses or groups, - where each one at the beginning chooses a certain group of studies, all bearing towards one general end, is best. The Harvard system is, therefore...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD : In laying our plans for the Christmas recess, which begins four weeks from today, the question of railroad fares is one of general concern...
...general welfare of the college that the harmful custom of freshman theatre-going be totally abolished. Of course, if any party of freshmen, however large, chooses to visit the theatre and act in a quiet and gentlemanly manner, it is a matter that, under ordinary circumstances, would concern these freshmen alone. But in the present case other considerations necessarily arose. It is but a short time since the last freshman theatre party occurred. In many respects the party of Thursday night looked like an attempt at a revival of the custom. So much so, indeed, that the sophomore class considered...