Word: holdings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...games on the home campus. It is said that Amherst also intends withdrawing. Now it is evident at once that in the old league there has been no contest between the six colleges composing it. It has almost always been a foregone conclusion that Harvard, Yale, and Princeton would hold the three first places; and so they have used the other teams merely as a means for practice. Fourth place in the league has practically been first place for Amherst, Dartmouth and Brown. Further, it is a common - whether just or not - complaint, that, in case of a close game...
...invite all members of the university to contribute to our columns, but we do not hold ourselves responsible for any sentiments advanced in communications. Anonymous contributions will not be accepted...
...them nor permit others to use them. Surely such a state of things is outrageous; and there ought to be some way to make those, who do not intend to use their lockers, give them up to men who would use them. On the other hand, men, who now hold lockers and intend to use them later in the year, should at least cease to harass the nerves of their less fortunate fellows by leaving their lockers open in the present wanton manner...
...invite all members of the university to contribute to our columns, but we do not hold ourselves responsible for any sentiments advanced in communications. Anonymous contributions will not be accepted...
...pause before that tabooed subject, "compulsory prayers." How pleasing and how refreshing is it for us to hear again that the present system of prayers inspires us with "opposition and dislike," and that our feelings "find vent in ridicule." But this aggressive "alumnus," as he calls himself, does not hold to the "mediocritas aurea" which he urges upon others, but adds that we not only dislike prayers, but "lie to get rid of them." We are glad that our internal condition has been so vividly portrayed to the public, and trust that the writer who has so kindly interested himself...