Word: interests
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...which the committee said that it deemed the re-election of a graduate governing board for the crew to be inadvisable, because, first, the control of the crew was taken from the hands of the undergraduates, to whom it belonged; and, secondly, by this removal of the responsibility the interest in the work and success of the crew was lessened. The committee deprecated the state of affairs last year when they felt as thought they lacked the moral support of the University in their work. The defeat of the crew was the inevitable result of a race between an eight...
...conclusion of the reading of the committee's letter, Mr. Brooks spoke briefly in the interest of Harvard's athletics. The blame, he said, for the defeat of our athletic teams was too apt to be put upon one man, whereas the responsibility of the success or non-success of any organization should be shared by the college. Lately there has been an undertone of discontent with the workings of the different teams, which has shown itself in perpetual grumbling and fault-finding. If we expect to win on the athletic field, we must work together, the college with...
...find, however, that this privilege is liable to abuse; that many notices are published which are of little consequence to any one in college, and that other notices are being reprinted day after day. This crowds out of the columns of the CRIMSON much matter which is of interest to our subscribers and which ought, in consulting the wishes of the majority, be printed. The CRIMSON is, therefore, forced to make a new rule: that while all notices sent in for publication will receive consideration, still only those which are deemed important and which have not been inserted a fair...
...Conference Franchise is about to enter upon the third year of its existence. Last year was a most successful one in the history of the society. It had a membership of sixty, the majority of whom took an active interest in the literary and social advantages offered. A comedy was performed by the members in which they achieved marked success, the performance in every respect being far above the average amateur undertakings...
...then should the entries prove too large, have a preliminary meeting, and have the winners only compete in the regular one. The two Ladies days might be compressed into one, and a gymnastic contest with Yale arranged to take the place of the third meeting. This would revive the interest, which is not what it should be, in those meetings at which there is no sparring. Mr. Balch ended his report with a reference to the trouble, which has arisen about intercollegiate and college records. An intercollegiate record now must be made at the I. C. A. A. meeting...