Word: honored
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...vanquishing the speakers from Harvard, eloquent and finished though they were. It is believed now that the tide in Yale debating has been turned, and a return to the old days of the Linonian and Brothers societies is not far off. The sophomores this evening conferred a unique honor upon the three Yale debaters. They placed them on this fence - an honor which is accorded to freshmen only in the event of great athletic triumphs - and cheered wildly for them and their class. It is very rare indeed for such fraternal relations to exist between two successive classes...
...position of Class Secretary is very far from a sinecure. He who holds it pays high for the honor by the work which is demanded of him. It is apparently the intention of Ninety-five to make the task of their Secretary particularly hard. Each year printed forms are sent to the members of the class to be filled out with personal information for the class history. In spite of the long time which has passed since these forms were distributed by the present Secretary, but few of them have yet been returned to him. This...
...success of Japan is certain to affect our relations in the Pacific vitally. Our chief competitors at sea for a century have been the little islands across the Atlantic and here we have similar competition growing up in three small islands across the Pacific. For the honor of this country, it is to be hoped that we may acquire dominion over the Hawaiian Islands as an offset to the Japanese hold on Corea...
...year, beginning with the autumn of 1896, and each scholarship is to be held for the full college course of four years. The winner of a scholarship is to have the privilege of assigning the income of a scholarship to any other competitor, while retaining for himself the honor of being known as Brooklyn scholar...
...championship belongs which was left unclaimed in their freshman year. The Harvard juniors should feel themselves responsible for making the game a success in every way. Yale was the first to propose to play and of her own accord offered to come to Cambridge. It is a point of honor with Ninety-six to see that her nine is well received...