Word: ills
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...vote of the Faculty on the abolishment of intercollegiate football, is extremely to be regretted, and will by a large majority of the students be heartily condemned. As the mere expression of a strong feeling in the Faculty, it is, to say the least, ill-timed, and is likely to do more harm than good. If, on the other hand, the vote is intended to have the effect of active interference in regulating football, it is now, of all times, uncalled for. We can not believe that the vote of the Faculty was the result of a sufficiently searching investigation...
Last night at about eight o'clock, Judge Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar died of heart failure at his home in Concord, Mass., at the age of 78 years and 11 months. He had been seriously ill for some seven weeks, but his uncommonly strong constitution kept him alive longer than was expected. Since Wednesday noon he had been unconscious, but yesterday afternoon he re-gained consciousness for a short time. There were four members of his family present at his death...
Daniel W. Shea, who for several years was prominently identified with athletics here at the University, died last Friday at his home in Boston. Shea entered Harvard with the class of '94 but left in the middle of his junior year, being prevented by ill health from finishing his course. While at Harvard he played on his freshman football team, was substitute on the victorious '91 eleven, and in '92 was on the 'varsity football squad until he injured his knee and was compelled to retire...
...reported that Skinner, one of the Yale representatives in the intercollegiate tournament, is ill, and may be unable to play. His substitute will be Ross or Arnstein...
...status of college athletics before the public has been jeopardized during the season that has just closed as the result of occurences upon the football field, which all lovers of true college sport must deeply regret and it would seem to be most ill advised under these circumstances to sanction by acquiesence the making of public charges which directly impeach the good faith of college men, or if the charges are to be preferred, to select the columns of newspapers as the place to exhibit them. It is therefore the hope of the committee that you will take immediate action...