Word: kind
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...appointed for the investigation of the painting of the John Harvard statue deserve the sincerest congratulations for the success of their proceedings thus far, for although there have been some who were opposed to the appointment of the committee, as is always the case with new institutions of this kind, its members have unselfishly undertaken an unpleasant task, and have worked hard to accomplish it all because it was thought to be for the good of the University...
...proper, but it certainly seems as though there either ought to be more sections in the debating courses or else more courses. In other words, those who are most deficient in speaking and most in need of the training of these courses should not be excluded altogether from this kind of work. Now that plans are being perfected for next year's courses there are excellent reasons why there should be more sections arranged for in English 30 as well as in English...
...then, quite unjust to hold the University at large responsible for this affair. There have been occasions within the last year or two upon which students have been rather careless with firearms, and generally obstreperous; but a timely warning has always done away with this kind of thing, and it can be said, to the credit of the undergraduates, that no firearms of any kind were heard after Saturday's game. There is, however, a distinction to be made between these small breaches of discipline and the painting of the statue. The latter is something with which the student body...
...three or four experienced players it has improved steadily and has finally won the intercollegiate championship by defeating teams which had three or four times as many candidates to choose from. All this has been done under difficulties. There never has been any crease or special field of any kind set apart for the sport in the University, and as the crease in allston, which has formerly been used, was not available this year, the men have had to practice wherever and whenever they could. The important matches have all been won by plucky, uphill work, especially on the part...
...view of these circumstances it seems as though the game ought to be more generally recogized, and at least ought to have some regular place for practice next year. It is the kind of sport which President Eliot strongly advocated in his recent talk on athletics, requiring skill before strength and not calling for such hard or extensive training as to necessitate neglect of college work or other interests...