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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...prestige, as being invincible by Harvard at foot-ball. We may now confidently assume that a new era has set in, and that next year's freshman team, aided as it will be by practice against what will be a more experienced and consequently a better University eleven, may follow the good example that ninety has set in regard to the Yale game. Harvard ought to improve on ninety in regard to the other games played during the year. We have accomplished this year what has been hitherto impossible, our freshman team has beaten Yale. The coming freshman team...
...time of the production of the "Oedipus Tyrannus" at Harvard a few years ago, it was confidently predicted that other American colleges would follow the example, but not until last spring did the prediction come true in the performance of the "Acharnians" of Aristophanes by the students of the University of Pennsylvania. The success of the presentation was such that the play was repeated last Friday evening in New York for the benefit of the American School at Athens. The interest aroused by so unusual an event, as well as by the worthiness of the object, filled the Academy...
...given. At times it was remarkably good, but then again the most glaring faults were made evident and the same errors repeated in two or three successive plays. Great improvement must be made in this particular before either Harvard or Princeton are met. Such teams will be quick to follow up the advantage obtained with most disasterous results to Yale. Princeton has a rush line equal to our own if not better, so that the game with her will have to be won by the superior work of our backs. It is easy to see then, how important...
...before he takes up the work of the day. Dr. Hale on the first morning of his residence spoke at prayers a few words which were a model of brevity and suggestiveness. I am sure that the college would be gratified if Dr. Brooks and the other preachers would follow the example...
President Devens: Brethren, At our table the Commonwealth of Massachusetts stands rather as a host than as a guest; so that I shall follow the usual custom, even before announcing our chieftest guest, to give you - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the legitimate representative of the little colony which founded Harvard College. I shall respectfully invite Gov. Robinson to respond...