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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...report, however, makes one definite statement, namely, that "students have been known to hiss the good play of their guests and to cheer their failures." Mr. Storey writes me that the committee took no "formal evidence" as to this and are "unable to give any such definite dates" as would enable one to make an independent investigation. I have made what investigation I have been able from several persons who have attended all the important matches that occurred in Cambridge for some years past, and who thoroughly understood the games. It is hard to prove a negative...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. Dana's Letter. | 5/4/1888 | See Source »

...more than probable that this suggestion will be carried into effect. Very many pleasing reminiscences of the early days of the Exonian were related by former editors, and the long past vicissitudes and victories of the paper were rehearsed with a great deal of enthusiasm. After several formal toasts were responded to, and a motion carried for all the editors to hold another reunion ten years hence, the meeting adjourned...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tenth Anniversary of the "Exonian." | 5/2/1888 | See Source »

...Walcott dissents from these opinions, and does not believe that intercollegiate contests are any worse than those within the precincts of the college would be. The best remedy for abuse of athletics is not prohibition, but intelligent control of intercollegiate contests. He recommended, however, that formal contests be limited to Yale, that only 'Varsity teams take part in them, and that they shall take place only in New England...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Overseers Report on Athletics. | 4/30/1888 | See Source »

...because of the conditions of candidature, limiting the competition to members of the university. He returned the essay to the dean, remarking at the time that he thought it the best of the lot. The sealed envelopes containing the names of the writers were not opened till after the formal report of the judges. None of the judges knew that the recalled essay had been written by a member of the Annex till some time after their report had been handed in. The question, whether, if the three judges had actually read the Annex essay, they would have declared...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Bowdoin Prize Award. | 3/29/1888 | See Source »

...form of legal tender tokens. The amount of gold in circulation could be kept the same, all changes in the circulation being made by adding or subtracting the silver tokens. An international alliance would be necessary to make this scheme successful, but the alliance need be much less formal than in the case of bi-metallism...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "A Possible Solution of the Silver Question." | 2/21/1888 | See Source »

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