Word: fittings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...used to say that tennis was only fit for the delicate Harvard man. Can it be that Yale grows mild ? We'll defer the answer until we see the eleven play.-[Record...
...satisfied with a compromise between these two extremes. It will be remembered that at the last class meeting, the committee which was selected was given full powers to make all arrangements, including the preparation of suitable uniforms. Thus, the committee has full powers to take what action they see fit and has undoubtedly done what it has in the hopes of making the class present as fine an appearance as possible. But we question very much if their action would meet with the approval of the majority of the class. There is a tender feeling connected with the old established...
...quarter-back and fullback, who need the utmost freedom in using their arms, and will not rush so much, have a right to wear jerseys. On the same principle, anything like loose or torn sleeves, a belt not covered by the jacket, or a jacket that does not fit in the next and meet at the lacing, should be avoided. We hope also that the management will give a good trial to the elastic jackets Yale wore last year : they ought to be much better...
...will soon tramp it down so that next spring the appearance of that part of the grounds will be careless and unfelt. We cannot blame the students for preferring soft grass to dusty gravel walks. The college authorities should have the paths watered and rolled so as to be fit for use and in this way prevent the passers-by from wearing down the grass...
...unlovely traits of character, but these traits are always possessed by those who are working in earnest and striving for enlightenment in education and morals. The chief intent of Harvard College was to provide ministers for the Colonists, but it was soon found that college-bred men were eminently fitted for high offices in both the government of the state and in commercial spheres of life. Among the latter may be ranked the governors, Joseph Dudley, Stoughton and Saltonsdall. John Harvard numbered among his friends John Cotton and Thomas Hooker, fellows and teachers in Emmanuel College, England, also Sims...