Word: kept
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...part as could have been desired. As the subsequent play indicated, an entirely unprecedented and purely technical decision of the umpire turned the scales in Harvard's favor. Yet although laboring under immense disadvantage from this ruling, and the crippled condition of other members of the team-Princeton kept a team far out-weighing her from scoring for three-qnarters of the game. In the minds of Princeton men there is but little doubt that the issue would have been different but for the ruling off of Cowan, but the game is finished and such suggestions are useless. The contest...
...reported that Beecher kept very silent during Saturday's game, but at the finish remarked, "I guess we can beat those fellows on Thanksgiving...
...should. But whether he can or no is a matter of small consequence. Jarvis is for the practice of the eleven, and if he cannot see the practice to his satisfaction without obstructing the players then let him go without seeing it. At all events the field must be kept free from obstruction, and all men who are earnest for the team's success will do their part to keep...
...Princeton lacrosse men, and again Princeton was weakened by the absence of Church, Hodge and Cowan, who are playing on the foot-ball team. Lacrosse has received a tremendous impetus here this fall, and bids fair to rival foot-ball, and if the interest can only be kept up through the winter Princeton will put a very strong team in the field next spring...
...debate was, Resolved. That the Parochial School System is dangerous to American institutions. The vote on the merit of the question was taken. The result was, affirmative, 34; negative, 16. Mr. Platt, '88, was the first speaker for the affirmative. He contended that religion and education should be kept free from each other. Education belongs alone to the State and does not concern the church. If the parochial school system were adopted, the influence of the Catholic clergy would be exerted in compelling men to send their children to the parochial schools instead of public ones, against their will...