Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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President Eliot, we learn, wishes it to be understood that the faculty is far from giving up its project of the inter-collegiate regulation of athletics. The faculty, it is claimed, were chiefly influenced in reconsidering their recent action by the attitude of other colleges, which seemed to be generally unfavorable to the regulations as they stand. It will again make determined efforts to secure the passage of the regulations in a modified form, however, so that they will meet with the approval of enough colleges to give them binding force. Meanwhile the students, we presume, are expected to occupy...
...answering "Not prepared" would not be again called on during the year, we should have also stated that those giving a sufficient excuse before the recitation would not be subjected to this rule. This throws an entirely new light on the whole matter, and renders our remarks, as far as they had reference to this case, entirely uncalled...
...chief to move around and meet him at Chancellorsville. Instead, on Sunday, he moved straight forward, taking Fredericksburg, after a desperate resistance by the Confederates remaining behind for its defence and to watch his movements. But all this took time, and as Sedgwick moved slowly he was very far from joining Hooker. Indeed, he was checked towards night in an attack on the Confederate force still blocking...
...This suggestion of ours may be impracticable, but we should like to see it acted upon, especially since we feel sure that '84 could put four men into the field capable of winning one more victory for the class before it leaves college, while the lower classes would be far from making a poor showing in the contest, judging from the interest they have shown in the matches already held...
This result is what we felt justified in expecting, and we feel sure that this action on their part will go far toward restoring the harmony between faculty and students which has of late years been such a source of gratification to all the friends of Harvard...