Word: exceptional
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...enough to justify the wretched playing of yesterday. None of the rushers broke through on the half-backs at all; right end and tackle were especially bad in this respect. No one ever seemed to know where the ball was or realize that he had anything to do except watch the man opposite. The Exeter men fell on the ball ten times to Harvard's once. The tackling of the whole team was as bad as possible; scarcely a low tackle was made by the Harvard team yesterday. Hardly a man used his head at all in the game. This...
...might be well to suggest here that, as the football players are constantly annoyed afternoons by the crowd surging within bounds on the field, hereafter a rope be stretched around the field as in the Technology game, and no one except the players allowed to enter inside. As long as there is nothing but the remonstrances of the captain and coaches to keep the men off the field, the evil cannot be remedied...
...candidates for the degree of A. M., Ph. D., or S. D., except candidates for the degree of A. M. on the professional course of study pursued, in a professional school, are required to register in the graduate department...
...excellent material has appeared recently. Brown, Tallant and Chase, a brother of the Western champion, have all proved their proficiency in the game. W. Lee was unfortunately unable to enter the tournament in singles. Q. A. Shaw has not played of late up to his usual standard, except in doubles. Harvard's delegation will be forced to work harder than ever to retain the championship. The finest players whom they will meet are the Columbia men, O. S. Campbell, Valentine G. Hall, A. E. Wright, formerly of Trinity, and Hurd, of Yale. The prizes will be, for first in singles...
...England Intercollegiate Press Association has decided to establish a periodical to be known as the "Collegian," which shall represent the American undergraduates. The magazine is intended to promote literary talent among college men, and will contain nothing except the productions of undergraduates. The "Collegian" will resemble "Lippincott's" in size and make-up, and each number will contain a special paper, two prize stories, two prize essays, two prize poems, editorial columns, rostrum, preparatory school department, foreign correspondence, eclectic and chronological departments, athletic department, and book review...