Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Sockring from Princeton, simply came together to discuss the situation. The meeting was held with closed doors, and, as far as could be learned, Yale has not reached any decided attitude in the matter. This is rather unsatisfactory news, especially as the delegates themselves are reported as being in favor of the new league. The meeting was adjourned without any result having been reached. The Yale delegates immediately returned to New Haven, and it was agreed that Yale's final decisions would be immediately forwarded to Harvard and Princeton. It is to be hoped that Yale will take a more...
...little trouble in getting together a large number of men. Yale naturally has her own welfare at heart; she must recognize the fact that she will do herself more harm than good, by cutting loose from Princeton and Harvard; and if these two colleges come out strongly in favor of the new league, Yale will doubtless be persuaded to change her opinion...
...better accomplished than in a mass meeting of the students. If the baseball association should call a meeting to-day, there would undoubtedly be a large attendance, and the sentiment of the college on this important question could be ascertained. If Harvard and Princeton take a decided stand in favor of the new league, Yale will be forced to enter it, or else see her base-ball interests greatly crippled financially and otherwise. Everyone agrees that a new league will have to be formed soon, and there certainly is no time like the present. If Yale saw herself shut...
...project meets with encouragement among the alumni and students the first number will probably be issued in April. It will be in magazine form and will contain some fifty pages. The subscription price will be $2.50. The law faculty, it is understood, look with much favor upon the project, and everything points towards success...
...recess of one day would be worse than useless, and that the day would be literally wasted. This is not so, however, for in our belief, every one would do better work in the weeks which follow. O, that the kindly eyes of the benign overseers may rest in favor on this final wail of the long, long series...