Word: insist
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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From an article printed in today's issue it will be seen that the Exeter nine acknowledges a satisfactory explanation from the '91 team, but insist that the 'Varsity and second nines have treated them indifferently. We are sure that the 'varsity have not done anything that can not be satisfactorily explained and that the trouble originated entirely from a misunderstanding. We assure the Exonian that it's repeated charges of Harvard's indifference to Exeter athletics are entirely false. Harvard men realize the importance of developing material in Exeter and anything that leads to an opposite opinion is contrary...
...insist on this view of the question. It is not because we do not wish to row Yale, far from it. Harvard would be only too glad to row the Yale freshmen this year, if possible, but Columbia must be beaten, and in admitting a third crew we endanger our chances for success...
...more general interest. It shows that the only channels by which student opinion can find expression are the college papers; but that the graduates, the overseers, and the faculty, who especially should be in fluenced, seldom read the papers. It calls upon the students to recognize and insist upon their position, and thus compel outsiders to "turn to the papers that they may learn at leastone side of every question...
...overseers approve the above additions and amendments to the college regulations, and request that the same be put in operation as soon as possible. It was also voted that the overseers, still retaining their opinion as to the desirability of an early morning report, but desiring not now to insist upon measures which do not meet the approbation of the faculty, request that rules be prepared by the faculty which shall secure the daily attendance of the students in Cambridge, by requiring that each student shall be present at least at one college exercise in each week day, with fixed...
...Harvard Lacrosse Association. The Harvard management received no notification of the meeting held in New York, although the Association secretary declares that he sent one. We have not yet received full minutes of the meeting, but understanding that nothing prejudicial to our interests was enacted, we shall not insist on holding a new meeting...