Word: matter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...render an obvious necessity. We concur with President Eliot in his statement that such a call for a sufficient sum of money to do away with the present utterly inadequate reading-room will be favorably received, and urge the President, the Fellows, and all others interested, to take the matter in hand immediately...
...pleased to know that definite arrangements have at last been completed whereby the ground available for the use of those who desire to take outdoor exercise will be more than doubled. For several months the Athletic Committee and the officers of the different athletic organizations have had the matter under advisement, but not till recently have they been able to secure a suitable piece of ground near enough the college for practical purpose. But it has at last been decided to locate the new field back of Divinity Library...
...athletic fields, Harvard will have less ground available for the use of its athletes in proportion to the number of students than almost any other college in New England. The college authorities have been cognizant of this difficulty for some time, and they are as anxious to see the matter carried through to a successful issue as are the students...
...students of the Yale Divinity School have been assigned to assist the various pastors of the city in their mission. Fifty-three have been assigned to Congregationalist pastors, eleven to Methodist, twelve to Baptist, and a number to other denominations. A committee of two from each class have the matter in charge, among whom are Peabody and Means, graduates of Harvard last year. Of the Senior class nine are already preaching and most of the undergraduates are engaged in out side work...
...discussion has not been all on one side. As eminent men as Professor William Knight, H. A. Perry, and H. T. Humphrey have vigorously opposed the movement against the competitive system of examinations. However, an effort will be made by the signers of the protest to bring the matter to the attention of the Queen in order that a royal commission may be appointed to investigate the competitive system thoroughly, and consider modes of examinations which will do away with the present evils...