Word: honorable
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...should they throw every obstacle in the way of holding a class meeting? If their opponents are willing to discuss the question once more, surely the victors in the last meeting should consent. It will be worse than a defeat next June, if Ninety has any stain on its honor in boating matters. To reconsider the former decision, not a few think, is to yield not to Yale, but to justice...
...freshman class in voting as they did, failed to show a manly spirit and have adopted unworthy tactics. If the course at New London is suitable for a triple race, and Columbia desires the contest, then it is the plain duty of our freshmen to take the most honorable course open to them and accept the challenge. If the course is proved unsuitable, then the matter is decided once for all. There are many men amongst us who think that it is undesirable to have another yearly contest with Yale. We have, perhaps, enough already. But to assert...
...each got in good blows. The punishment told on both, and the blows became weaker. Ashe planted a vicious right on Austin's chin which almost staggered him. Gathering his strength, Austin landed his right on Ashe's nose and drew blood. The round was very close, with the honor perhaps slightly in Ashe's favor...
...Amherst Alumni of New York are discussing the advisability of establishing a professorship in Amherst, in honor of the late Henry Ward Beecher...
...trophy room. In the case of '89, is the failure to do this an oversight on the part of the managers, or is this long-established custom to be cast aside this year? Surely, both the nine and the crew have done enough for their class to deserve this honor, and we see no reason why the prevailing custom should not be adhered to. It is the duty of the managers to see that this fault of "omission" be speedily remedied...