Word: hamper
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Though the difficulty of procuring a suitable course will to some extent hamper the college club which is to be formed, there are several clubs in the neighborhood of Cambridge which allready include numbers of Harvard men among their members. Several of these men are players of considerable ability and experience, and there should be no difficulty in getting together a strong team to represent the College...
...come: Rev. of Revs., vol. 10, p. 11.- (c) The Populists in Congress stand first of all for the purification of national politics: Rev. of Revs., vol. 10, p. 38, W. V. Allen, Populist.- (1) They are arrayed against the money power.- (2) They have no party patronage to hamper them...
...position throughout this controversy, but that they are satisfied that every important step has been taken only after a full consideration of the opinions of Harvard men, both graduate and undergraduate; that in no case has the authority vested in the Athletic Committee by the Corporation, been used to hamper of restrict in anyway the liberty of any Harvard man to think or act as he pleased in matters of a personal nature...
...believe that this is a vital question. There is no doubt that the existence of Memorial has contributed largely to Harvard's growth and that uncertain conditions as to the quality and price of board would tend to hamper this growth. More important than this is the fact that if a higher price had to be paid for suitable board, this would tend forcibly to put Harvard out of the reach of students of restricted means...
...Second. Because such legislation will, if allowed to stand, check the healthy competition for places on foot-ball teams by restricting the area of competition, will thus decrease the present widespread interest in the game, detract largely from its character, and hamper its normal development as a university sport...