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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...from the apprehension of being dropped. All the monitors with whom I have came in contact have been very gentlemanly and considerate. I don't see why a proctor should not read the books if he chooses, and if he finds something amusing why he should not smile or even "snort and chuckle" if he likes. I am sure I would do so if I were in his place. It seems to me the individual who wrote the attack yesterday morning showed only his own disagreeable feeling toward monitors and not those of the majority of the men in college...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/1/1888 | See Source »

...Chave, '91, purported to be president of the Freshman Latin and Greek Society, denies even the existence of such a society...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/31/1888 | See Source »

...such a change. As long as much money can be made by printing sensational and filthy matter people will be found who will print it and spread it about. But there is a process of action and interaction. A newspaper can have a great effect on its readers, even though at bottom it is likely to follow rather than lead their tastes. The tone of the press can be improved if newspaper men can be brought to bear in mind that they may exert a great influence on the tastes and minds of their readers, and that the manner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Remarks on Modern Journalism. | 1/30/1888 | See Source »

...some sixty candidates. This number will gradually diminish as the men are sifted out, and in the course of two or three weeks some definite decision can be reached as to the relative merits of the crews. At present they are in a rather crude state and have not even learned the whole stroke. Most of the crews are made up largely of new men, as the old members are either at present with the 'Varsity or have not as yet gone into training. The sophomore crew has the largest number of old men, while the seniors and juniors have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Senior Class Crew. | 1/27/1888 | See Source »

...numbers on account of its athletic victories he considers entirely unsupported by facts. Harvard, not with standing her defeats, gained more proportionately than victorious Yale. Individuals may be influenced by athletic success, but the vast majority are governed by other considerations, and their decision is unaffected. Some parents even prefer to send their sons to the less athletic colleges, as they disapprove of the excesses to which these contests often lead. The consideration of this matter will be more fully taken up in the President's report, which is soon to appear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: President Eliot's Opinion on Inter-Collegiate Contests. | 1/26/1888 | See Source »

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