Word: matter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...interesting to note the various opinions of the college press relative to the probable winners of the Intercollegiate games this year. Of course any such predictions bear. little weight no matter how they may be made. The history of track athletics in the past has shown scarcely an instance of correct predictions and yet a brief statement made by the Yale News may be of considerable interest to Harvard men. The notable fault of this resume is the assurance with which some of the most doubtful events are awarded...
...score the game without having the slightest conveniences for their work. We hope that the management will not allow this state of affairs to continue another year. One at least, if not two, additional tables should be furnished for the use of the scorers. We speak of the matter thus early in order that plenty of time may be had for making the needed improvements...
Arrangements to collect old periodicals and newspapers and deliver them to the sick in the Boston City Hospital have been made by students. At least one ward can be supplied with reading matter. All magazines and periodicals will be acceptable, no matter how old, and will be called for on addressing R. L. Weeks, 74 Sacramento street...
...records, our almost clean score of defeats in the last three years, the mere fast that a mass meeting of Harvard students voted even to consider the question will put Harvard in an odious and contemiuous light. Very fortunately the committee appointed will not have power to decide the matter. It will justly be brought before a meeting of students who will then have considered the matter, who will not be taken by surprise, and who, unless Harvard has more excuse for such an action, more victories to our credit, will decide undoubtedly against such a stand...
...very unfortunate that any action on the matter his gone forth from Harvard, for there can be only one opinion, if we keep in view Harvard's reputation and honor, that now we can not honorably get out of a league with Princeton...