Word: matter
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...they replied in the negative. This at once made the meeting an utter waste of time, as far as making arrangements with Yale was concerned, for her delegates could do nothing about playing with fifteen men until, they said, "a meeting of the College was called and the matter discussed." Mr. Camp, in behalf of Yale, challenged Harvard to a game with eleven men. This was flatly refused. Princeton, through Mr. Ballard, then challenged Yale to a game with fifteen men, which was declined by the latter...
...forward and wished to discuss the relative merits of fifteens and elevens. Views and arguments were exchanged, and Yale wrote down our reasons for preferring fifteen men to eleven, and agreed to present them to the College. We absolutely refused to play with less than fifteen, and until the matter has been settled in New Haven, no thoughts of a game will be entertained. The meeting then adjourned. Mr. Terry, of Amherst, was in Springfield to make arrangements for a game. The 9th of November was mentioned as the date, and Boston the place for the game. Amherst will play...
...matter open to some doubt, we think, whether a number of students, authorized by none but themselves, have a right to travel through the country and give public performances under the name of the "Harvard Minstrel Troupe" or any like title. If there are any who are anxious for such professional distinction, and feel that their individual talents justify their organizing companies, well and good; they have a perfect right to do so as private persons, or as a band of Harvard students, though we should think delicacy might prevent the use of the latter title. But they have...
...fully agree with what was said in the last Advocate about the music at prayers, and are happy to join in calling attention to the matter, and asking for some change. It is certainly useless to try and make a success of the present system; the experiment has been tried for many years and has hopelessly failed. If we must have music at all, let it be instrumental music, as the Advocate suggests. But why must there be music? It does not form a necessary part of the morning exercises, and we venture to say that very many would prefer...
...find anybody who is responsible for anything in a college like our own that the mistake was an excusable one. We are happy to say that we have learned that strong efforts were made by a few individual members of the Faculty to obtain his removal, although the matter could not come before them as a body. Of the Corporation, however, we would repeat what we said of the Faculty, that they neglected their duty in not removing this tutor. Among the Statutes of the University is the following clause: "All officers of instruction and government are subject to removal...