Word: expectations
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...equal, likely enough, is ranked second. In addition, men do not come to Harvard to be ranged in a catalogue of their worthiness or unworthiness, no more should they be in their diligence or negligence. The new system of grades is but a promise of what we may expect in the future, - the entire abolition of credits. Students will then learn, even if they do not now know it, that they are working to gain knowledge and undergo training, and that artificial helps do not aid them, but only make the motive for their work an unworthy...
...ball. We believe Mr. Brooks will work foot-ball for all it is worth, and that he will teach the team all he knows or can learn; but the style of Harvard foot-ball play must be radically changed before we can win the championship or if we only expect to beat Wesleyan and Pennsylvania, - for they are further advanced in the art than we have ever been...
...right method to pursue to keep the work of the crew a profound secret to outsiders until, say, within one week of the race, and if any possible good can be expected from such a method, everybody would gladly acquiesce for the sake of expected success, but whenever a member of the crew is asked a question, mysterious winks and dubious monosyllabic replies are all the satisfaction usually obtained. When the university crew is beaten in a two mile race by a class crew, no explanation is offered and the old, old threadbare subterfuge is adopted, the blind, unreasoning method...
Especially ought something of this kind to be done in the Yale game, coming as it does at the very end of June, when we may expect either intense heat or a thunder storm, against both of which a canvas awning would offer protection...
This afternoon occurs the first of the freshman championship series, the game with Yale, '89. We have been led to expect a very exciting contest; the men on both nines have been working hard and faithfully, and have kept this game in mind from the very beginning. Every freshmen should make it a point of being present to encourage and support the home nine by cheering and applause; and such encouragement and support are absolutely necessary. As for the members of the nine, we are sure they will do their part, and do it as well as possible. They should...