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Word: ifs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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In closing, the lecturer laid down four propositions: The land belongs to the people; communal ownership has never proved economical; private ownership under national control seems the best thing for us; if the state ever recalls its lands it must compensate the individual owners. We may learn so to co...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Christianity and Socialism. | 1/17/1887 | See Source »

Last year we made an exception to a custom of long standing; this year we would no longer make an exception, but go very far towards establishing a new practice. Yale's being admitted this year, means, practically, admittance every year. If we permit Yale to enter this race, the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/17/1887 | See Source »

If there is any college that can afford to reject a challenge without loss of dignity, that college is our own; by refusing Yale's demand, we show that we have no apprehension of its being said that "Harvard accepted Yale's challenge because she was afraid of being called...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/17/1887 | See Source »

As regards the fairness of the course with respect to a triple race, in case of rough weather the three crews certainly could not row under equal conditions. But if Yale and Columbia are willing to take their chances, there is no possible reason why Harvard should not also. As...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/17/1887 | See Source »

If we remember rightly Yale has hinted that our freshmen showed hesitation in accepting the challenge on account of lack of "sand," - but we naturally pass this by without further comment, simply recalling the foot-ball game between the two '90s which met with such happy results.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/17/1887 | See Source »

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