Word: less
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...second objection, that the football clothes are offensive has still less weit. Judge Holmes, in speaking of the Harvard men who fought for their country said that "the greatest qualities after all are those of the man, not those of the gentleman." Backed by this eminent authority I protest with all the emphasis in the power of one who clings fondly to the few remaining occasions in Harvard life which call for a display of sentiment, that the Tree scrimmage should no be abolished for such a purely fastidious reason. If the smell of perspiration has been "nauseating...
Question: "Resolved, That the present observance of Class Day should be modified in these two respects: (1) That the exercises round the Tree should be changed; and (2) that the giving of spreads and other entertainments be extended over a period of not less than three days...
Question: "Resolved, That the present observance of Class Day should be modified in these two respects: (1) That the exercises round the Tree should be changed; and (2) that the giving of spreads and other entertainments be extended over a period of not less than three days...
...consideration the cost of laying out a new diamond and a new cinder track on Soldiers Field, which would amount to many hundred dollars, the likelihood of developing winning tenms would be lesened if practice was removed to Soldiers. The effect on the nine would be much less than on the track team. It would indeed be comparatively small...
...Mott Haven team would suffer greatly. A good cinder track can be built and put into good condition, under the most favorable circumstances, in not less than two or three years. On the soggy, infirm ground of Soldiers Field it would take longer. Some of the track athletic authorities, indeed, believe that an even, smooth and firm track could never be built and kept in condition...