Word: keeping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...rock on which the republicans stand. The best means of securing revenue is by indirect taxation. An equitable reduction in the tariff is what the Republicans contend for. Free wool, with a tax on cloth, would only put money into the pockets of the manufacturers, who would continue to keep up prices. Wages and profit are both higher here than in England, but under free trade both would fall...
Ever since the football teams began practice two weeks ago they have been seriously impeded in their work by the spectators, who insist on crowding into the field. In order to keep the field at all clear, Captain Sears has continually to stop the practice and ask the spectators to stand out of the players'way, and thus, by the thoughtlessness of a few men, valuable time is lost every afternoon. We do not want men to stay from Jarvis; we hope every man who can will show how strong an interest he has in the work of the team...
...match with the University of Pennsylvania team in the spring and this shoot has always been one of the interesting events of the year. Besides this match ample opportunity is given for practice in the weekly shoots held alternately on Wednesdays and Fridays. To systematize the practice and to keep alive the interest in the club three matches are shot every regular meeting day, each match continuing through h three weeks. The member who makes the best scores on two days out of the three is declared winner of the match and is awarded a prize. One of the three...
...before three o'clock, would in no way interfere with the practice of either the 'varsity or the freshman eleven. The advantages of such play, on the other hand, are quite apparent. By it some excellent latent material is almost sure to be brought out. The plan will, also, keep active the interest in football as a sport in itself, and will thus promote the interests of the 'varsity eleven. To those who have participated in table matches, an agitation of the subject cannot but be welcome. The rest of the students must learn by experience the pleasures and advantages...
...meeting to order a little after 7 o'clock and the business began with the officers' reports. President Balch began his report with a resume of the Mott Haven cup controversy which broke out afresh last year. This matter has been at last settled and Harvard is to keep the cup in 1890 in any case. He then spoke about the winter meetings; the tediousness of so much wrestling on the first day and his disapproval of all sparring on Ladies Day. This he would remedy by putting all the sparring and wrestling into the first day, then should...