Word: hoping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this fall is not a pleasant one for the college press to dwell upon. We feel, however, that the time has come for some definite action to be taken in the management of our foot ball interests, and on this account we intend to speak plainly in the hopes that some agitation of the subject may result advantageously to the college. We sincerely hope that no one will feel the worse for our remarks, least of all any members of the team for whose benefit our criticisms are made...
...record of three victories, over weak teams, and two defeats out of a total of five games. Harvard has not stood so low in foot ball since the students here first gained a complete familiarity with the Rugby game. This is certainly an apparently dismal outlook; but we do hope that every effort will be made to offset the bad effect of these defeats by victories in the future. As for the game on Saturday, we prefer not to make any editorial comment on it until all the aspects of the case have been looked into...
...this trouble. On Thursdays at 12.15 the committee will meet in the office of the director of the gymnasium and will be pleased to receive any member or officer of any of the athletic associations and confer with them on questions pertaining to athletics. In this way it is hoped that the committee and the students will be brought into closer relations and a better opportunity offered for exchange of ideas. We hope the students will make the best use of their opportunity and that their relations with the athletic committee will be attended with good results in the future...
...method in which it was conducted has been moderately successful. The number of players engaged was large and some of the play excellent. Unfortunately, Mr. Taylor was unable to contest on account of the accident which he met with at Hartford. Before another tournament is held we all hope that the number and quality of the courts will be better...
...elected consisting of Messrs. Nolen, Harris and Humphrey, with instructions to investigate the constitution, which has not been heeded for some time, and to make a report, with suggestions in regard to any changes which may seem advisable, at the next regular meeting. It is certainly to be hoped that before long the society may regain the position of usefulness which it once occupied, and there seems to be no reason why, with the help of the many students in the university who are really interested in natural history this hope should not be realized...