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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...more year has been added to the list of partial failures at Memorial ; the steward has given up his place, and again the college is confronted with the old query, whether or not to give it a strong support for the ensuing year. When Mr. Balch gave up his position there was a strong feeling against his management. Many abuses were allowed to exist which could easily have been checked. Some of the food was unpalatable and unfit to eat, and was served in that condition. Consequently complaints were many and grew stronger and more aggressive as the year drew...
...nine has played its last game in the college championship series, a brief review of its work will be of interest. The nine this year, as all are aware, has not been successful in its college games and has made a place for itself near the foot of the list. It is not possible to give any one reason for this poor showing, for there are many reasons. We were handicapped at the start by not having the use of a professional pitcher to bat against in the winter. The result has been lamentably weak batting on the part...
LeMoyne has played an errorless game at left field and easily heads the list of left fielders. He is evidently the right man in the right place. His batting has not been particularly strong, but shows improvement...
...basis, viz., the student's 'general scholarship, literary ability and conduct throughout the course,' and since we do not believe it right that we should accept appointments which thus distinguish certain of our number as 'honor girls,' we respectfully ask that, in our case at least, no honor list shall in any way be announced, and that commencement exercises, as conducted by the students, be omitted. Our own wish would be that the literary exercises on that day should be furnished by the alumnae of the college...
...scanning the list, however, more closely, a distinction becomes readily apparent between the former cases and the present one. We see that they were all fairly representative men of good character and honorable repute; men who, it was confessed, had added to the good name of the Commonwealth. Never before has the case arisen where a firm stand could be taken as regards a man's public life and character; never before has a decision been made on a man for whose record any apology could be asked or offered. So although precedent of a kind is easily brought forward...