Word: courteousness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...close, permit me through your columns to express to the students at Harvard the gratification with which all Columbia students regard the great friendliness which has grown up between the two colleges; and in behalf of my fellow-students to thank you all for your always courteous treatment, which causes us when we are defeated by you, although feeling badly for ourselves, nevertheless to rejoice that there is one more feather for Harvard...
...resign his position here, which, for apparent reasons, he declined to do. But supposing for an instant that we had been mistaken, we doubt very much whether there was anything in our article that could justify the contemptible and childish expressions of the News, which says among other equally courteous things: "For half a column it praises his loyalty to Harvard, and smiled complacently at the discomfiture of Yale. It did, indeed, make a beautiful story to circulate through the country by the media of exchanges. To Mr. Robinson we extend our sympathies, at the same time, however, urging...
...experience, at present practically precludes the possibility of others competing with them. with any chance for success. Besides, these two colleges already belong to an organization containing, with some exceptions, the finest players in the country; and, while we have no doubt both Harvard and Yale would return a courteous reply, were an invitation to join such a league as we propose extended them, it seems to us such an invitation, considering all circumstances, would be rather absurd and might be justly so considered by them." The suggestion seems to us an excellent one and one worthy of adoption...
...matter of congratulation that the question of the date of our race with Yale is at last as good as settled. The arrangement proposed is eminently fair; and the action of Yale in yielding to the earnest wishes of Harvard is graceful and courteous. It is to be hoped that the proposal will meet with no further obstacles to its final adoption...
...Columbia is anxious for the time to come for the freshman race, so that we may in a measure repay Harvard for her kind and courteous treatment of our freshmen last year at Cambridge...