Word: contend
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Students in Electrical engineering at Harvard have in the past had to contend against the serious difficulty of having almost no opportunity for practical manual work. The lack of facilities for such work shop training has been noticed as the number of men taking electrical studies has increased. We are glad to see that arrangements have been made by which students can have the necessary advantages in manuel work. The facilities are still very limited, yet we recognize a great advance over the opportunities of the present year, when no more than two men could do any machine work...
...would be desirable to make the meeting an intercollegiate one as as far possible. This is explained by the fact that most of the college athletic meetings come at about the same time and men are unwilling to enter any extra races. The committee have had many difficulties to contend with and their energy deserves the greatest praise...
...energy shown by the Cricket club this year is very encouraging. This branch of our athletics, though herefore not supported by many men and having a number of difficulties to contend against, has always brought credit to the college. This year we are very glad to see that the club has begun the season with increased energy and under much more favorable conditions. More men are trying for the team than ever before and the drawback of having no suitable practice ground has been done away with. The need of having more room for our outdoor athletics is a question...
...greatest evils which a large university like Harvard has to contend with is that the larger the university, the fewer the opportunities the students will have to come in contact with the instructors outside of their courses. There should be occasions on which the students and members of the faculty can meet as man to man and exchange opinions. The gain would not be wholly to the students. Matured men may learn much from earnest young fellows. Our college conference meetings give us the desired opportunity. Meetings will be held every fortnight, at which prominent members of the faculty...
...give assurance that the interruptions of work from causes which are here so common will not occur, and as the station will be placed well up on the mountain side the observers will be above the line of fog, which is the most troublesome thing they will have to contend against...