Word: helping
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...there been no freshman crew coach appointed, we of the class would like to know? The crew has now been on the water for more than a week, and as yet no regular coach has been appointed and meanwhile the men cannot help doing many things wrong simply because they have no one to coach them properly. It does not seem fair to the crew that they should have no experienced man to help them improve particularly when, unlike the upper class crews, the freshman crew competes with representatives of other colleges, and should be considered as second only...
...better equipped. The advantages, from a hygeinic and athletic standpoint, of such a building would be immense. It would give every man in college ample opportunity to take systematic exercise. It would increase the strength and endurance of the football, baseball and track athletic teams, and would wonderfully help to develop the latent athletic talent in college. The new spirit at Princeton which her coming celebration is calling up can show itself no better than in filling for the institution this long felt want...
...Change of system would improve the personnel of our state legislatures.- (a) Present system directly induces nominations of unfit men for legislature. (1) Bosses nominate such men to help themselves to Senate: Pub. Op. XIV, 393 (Jan. 28, 1893).- (b) Present system prevents defeat of unfit candidates when nomiated.- (1) People dare not vote against them for fear of losing senatorship for their party: Atlantic, LVIII, p, 229 (Aug. 1891); Mitchell in Cong. Rec. April...
...Prospect Union wishes to express its appreciation of the kindness of the Harvard Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs in giving a concert for the benefit of the Union a short time ago. This concert added a substantial sum to our needy treasury and emphasized again the spirit of help fulness in the University to which the Prospect Union has never appealed in vain...
...success of the affair is assured by the great interest taken by the original members. They were consulted before any plans were made and promised hearty support. They were of great help in securing the names and addresses of the past members. By their aid the secretary of the committee on arrangements, W. F. Corliss, has obained the names and addresses of 268 past members now living. To them all invitations have recently been sent. Though the final date for answering is not to be until April 1, a large number have accepted, enough so that there...