Word: matter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...stenographer may be engaged by the hour to write letters and other dictated matter. Notice must be sent in advance...
...Yale in the past is due in a great measure to the careful nourishing of the seeds of jealousy by outside influences, particularly by that of the daily public press. Careless reporting and "special" work done for the sake of filling "space" is at the bottom of the matter and we cannot but urge upon our older newspapers the great necessity of exercising a much more strict control over what is written for their columns about our large colleges. The spirit of gentlemanly emulation ought to be fostered, but a spirit of criticism and jealous carping is to be avoided...
...stenographer may be engaged by the hour to write letters and other dictated matter. Notice must be sent in advance...
...seems necessary to say a few words in regard to the communication which we published in yesterday's is sue concerning 'Darwin and the Origin of Species." After inquiring carefully into the matter, we find the following to be the facts of the case. One of our professors who is thoroughly acquainted with his subject, made some statements in regard to Darwin and his theory, which, in the hurry of note-taking, were misinterpreted by our first correspondent. These mistakes were printed in our first article, where upon our second correspondent, who, it would seem, is conversant in scientific affairs...
Princeton's athletic theme for the past few days has been the new base-ball league. The vote of the mass meeting which empowered Princeton's delegates in the matter had not a dissenting voice. Columbia was welcomed as a member, and it is the desire of all Princeton men that Yale lay aside her accustomed feeling of suspicion and stubbornness, and sympathize with the movement. It is the universal opinion that she will be compelled so to do, or be boycotted by the trio of colleges...