Word: manners
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...these conditions was that the race should be rowed upon a fair ebb tide, and this condition Harvard refused to act up to. (4.) But granting for the sake of argument that this condition was waived by Columbia, and that Columbia acted in an unjustifiable manner and sought unfair advantages, it was not for Harvard to take the law into her own hands and go out of training and leave New London before the day mutually agreed upon arrived. (5.) Whether the motives of Harvard were fear of defeat (which is not believed) or an utter indifference to the Columbia...
...that substantial grounds for this dissatisfaction do exist. An order was kept at the office in which members duly wrote their commissions, but in the delivery the precedence of names has not always been followed, and the articles on hand have been distributed without reference to person. In this manner some have received undue preference, and others are clamorous against the unbusiness-like method which has been followed. So long as we rank among the former we are well enough pleased with the success and usefulness of the association, but after missing several days' preparation for lectures through careless management...
...matter and to take such action in any direction as they might deem fit. The members of this committee were all very strongly of the opinion that athletics are essential to the highest welfare of the students; but, at the same time, they saw tendencies growing in the manner of conducting athletics which, unless checked, would be likely to more than offset all the advantages which are to be gained from athletics. They felt that the tendency of athletics, during the past few years, had been to efface that clearly defined line which separates amateur from professional athletics. They felt...
...contemplation of the immensity and scope of his subject, and is forced to admit to himself that he is but like "a little child idly counting the sands on the shore of a vast, unexplored sea of knowledge." We are sometimes forced to smile in a rather conceited manner, while reviewing the long list of studies offered by our elective system, when we read in some exchange the rejoicings of an editor over "the advancement in the scope of the curriculum" at his particular college, and with no little pride congratulate ourselves that Harvard University has approached more nearly...
...urged on his men, who for a while made a beautiful race for second place, but were soon compelled to yield to the better form and beef of the now hard-pushed Narragansetts. The 'Varsity rowed at their ease until nearing the end, when they spurted in a beautiful manner with 40 strokes to the minute and crossed the line in 11 min. 30 sec., the Narragansetts 29 seconds behind them, and the freshmen 6 seconds behind the latter...