Word: letterings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...writer states that a letter was received from the chairman of the Independent Committee, which "urged the students to parade with the Democratic procession, offering as an inducement the fact that the Institute of Technology had decided to parade in their ranks." But, says the writer, ingenuously, the Technology does not propose to parade in their ranks, consequently, can Harvard, "in respect to itself, turn out with a party that takes such shady methods"-that tells a naughty lie, to speak boldly, "to secure our presence in its ranks?" Well, we hardly know. If the simple facts were considered...
EDITOR DAILY CRIMSON: -At the junior class meeting last week a very remarkable letter was read. We were not present at that meeting; but had we been present, we could hardly have refrained from giving utterance to thoughts similar to those that were suggested to us on reading the letter in this morning's paper. Allow us, therefore, to say a few words through the columns of the CRIMSON...
...personnel of the Cleveland procession will be very different from that of the Democratic procession of the past." But that was, really, a very unkind cut on the part of the Independents. We sympathize, however, most deeply with them in this matter. And then, too, the writer of the letter thinks that "the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will probably take part in the procession." Indeed ! Yet, having given this matter "early consideration" as was desired, we are led to move that the secretary of the junior class be empowered to make known to the writer of this letter from...
...college work is to be brightened by the fortnightly coming of his crimson-covered pages. One of Harvard's settled landmarks has the Lampoon grown to be, and one that we should sorely miss, we that have grown so used to awaiting with expectation its regular advent through our letter-slips. First in the field of college humorous papers, and always best, the Lampoon richly deserves the reputation it has won and now enjoys, and it should receive the most generous support from our students, for whose amusement it has so long labored...
...then, shall be done? The remedy in words, at least, is simple. The various teams, in view of the past, ought to make a far more careful study of their sports, do better and more intelligent work in practice, and strictly and honorably obey the training laws in both letter and spirit. If this be done and the college shows its appreciation-as it will-of the faithful work done, we shall have no more cause to complain of any disgraceful defeat falling on the college...