Word: hand
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...intend that all should be applied at once. Exactly what remedies, however, he would have applied first are not specified and therefore all the remedies are presented as equally imminent. Some of these measures have much in them that will recommend them to the students, but, on the other hand, there are at least two which the great body of students whould feel to be uncalled for at the present time and proper to be mentioned only as remote possibilities. These are,-first, the abolition of freshman intercollegiate contests; and, secondly, biennial intercollegiate contests by 'varsity teams in each sport...
...great body of students in Harvard today feel that some reform in athletics is needed. These students are not greatly prejudiced either for or against athletics; they believe that athletics are good and give undoubted contributions to the upbuilding of health, manliness, and morality; and, on the other hand, they believe that athletics have no monopoly on goodness, and that at the present time, they absorb more than their due share of attention. Students in general wish to see athletics have just their due share of attention,- no more and no less. Now such students will heartily support any program...
...Vienna, on the other hand, is extremely lively. Harvard has boldly given up a knight for the attack and is preparing for a descent upon Yale's unprotected king's side...
...floor plan, and the architect generally has this formed and finished before he has more than a vague idea of what the elevation is to be. This plan, then, being of the first importance, should be studied in a practical way to meet the ends of the problem in hand. The first thing to be considered is the disposition of the rooms on this main floor, and of hardly less importance is the question of circulation, or the arrangement of halls and corridors so that they may connect the various rooms in the simplest and most convenient manner...
...have baseball ability-even if it is only latent ability-do not try for the nine, then the chances for its success are materially diminished at the start. Just at this time the prospect of a winning team would be highly encouraging, and, on the other hand, the prospect of a disgracefully weak team is particularly disheartening. Ninety-seven has it in her power to do the University a great good or a great harm...