Word: discussion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale News of Thursday contains an account of a meeting of the Yale freshman class that is thoroughly characteristic of Yale. The meeting was called to discuss what action the class thought best to take on the arrangement of the first freshman ball game with Harvard. After considerable discussion about the correspondence on the subject that had already passed between New Haven and Cambridge, one of the speakers, Mr. Goodwin, declared that "upon consultation with a large number of upper classmen, and upon finding the views of the class on the subject, he thought that the whole college would sustain...
...painfully evident, says the Spectator of the recent gathering of students to discuss athletics, that the conference from which we had been led to expect so much, was in every sense a failure. Nothing was effected to which the slightest importance might be attached, and debate was conspicuous by its entire absence. These assertions may possibly seem severe, but are nevertheless eminently just. It was a natural supposition that some measures would be adopted on this important occasion, both salutary and wise ; on a review of the work, however, we find there is not a single enactment worthy of attracting...
...against the wrong-doers. The seniors of Hamilton College have been brought face to face with a rebellion on the part of the faculty, and it seems probable that in the end the rebellion will triumph. Only last week representatives from half a dozen colleges met in order to discuss measures for enforcing discipline among professors and presidents, and issued an announcement to the effect that they could not approve the conduct of those college officers who had impudently attempted to instruct students as to their duty in athletic matters. These and various other incidents that might be quoted, show...
...meeting of students at Columbia on Saturday to discuss the question of athletic regulations the following colleges were represented : Harvard, Princeton, Lafayette, Williams, Rutgers, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Stevens Institute, St. John's College and Columbia College. Our delegates were Burr and Sexton, '84. There were about 50 delegates present. J. M. Wainwright of Col. presided. Resolutions were adopted declaring that it was the sense of the meeting that the recent action of the committees appointed by the various college faculties in drawing up a series of resolutions regarding athletics was unnecessary and inexpedient ; that no abuses existed in inter...
...conference to discuss inter-collegiate athletics, to be held at Columbia College next Saturday, W. C. Camp will represent Yale...