Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Captain Morrill, being asked his opinion of the college nines, said : 'Brown is the strongest college team we have met, though today's game I hardly consider a fair specimen of Yale's playing...
...work now as the one voiced by Ex-Governor Chamberlain, that while there may be some dispute as to the relative values of earthen branches in a "liberal education," yet there can be no doubt that a knowledge of the works of the most famous English writers, and a fair in sight into the great movements of literature are of the greatest importance to everyone. The wonder is that the present systematic study of English was not made years ago. These seems to be an idea lurking even yet in some minds, that where a students has mastered the elements...
...another column we present a communication on the subject of the Total Abstinence League. As our correspondent suggests, the size of this society is by no means a fair representation of the sentiment of the college on this subject. Many persons who really are in accord with the objects of the society, both in feeling and practice, fail to join, either from a feeling that any pledge on such a subject is objectionable or because they do not care enough about the matter to take the necessary trouble. Still the tendency of the society is a good...
...that will be open. When once the matter is settled, both tennis and lacrosse players will find themselves in better shape than formerly, but until it is finally closed, we must all have patience. We are sure that the athletic committee will give both of the games a perfectly fair showing, and that the matter can be safely entrusted to their hands...
...fair sized audience gathered in Sever 11 last evening to hear Mr. Thomas Pray speak on the "Cotton Industry." The lecturer opened with an account of the early history of this manufacture. In 1787 the first cotton mill was started in Beverly. At that time to separate the lint from the seeds was the hardest work. This difficulty was removed by the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. About 1810 power looms were put into general use. The speaker then continued to briefly trace the history of the industry down to the present time. During...