Word: mattered
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...advisable for Harvard to row Columbia so short a time before the race with Yale, and as long as Columbia could not manage to row us earlier, it is far better to give up the idea of any race at all. The Columbia men understand our position in this matter thoroughly, and they have treated us in most honorable and gentlemanly manner. We are bound to advocate what is best for Harvard's interests, but at the same time we cannot help feeling a little natural regret at losing such manly adversaries. We hope that a race can be arranged...
...upon personally, but send or give your subscriptions in at once to the manager of the crew. He has so much on his hands that it is well-nigh impossible for him to visit each man. Therefore, be generous and aid him in his work. For this is a matter which should touch the pride of every true Harvard...
...April 13-Matter in Motion, illustrated by experiments. Dr. Whiting...
...play against professionals, and if it does not seem best to them to start a petition, we should not find fault with them for that and denounce them as if they were employing no other means to obtain the desired result. They are the best judges. As a matter of fact, we have been assured by the management that they have been very far from idle. And simply because they do not choose to tell us just what steps they have taken is no reason for saying that they are doing nothing. The communication urging us to start a petition...
...started, and I am sure that everybody would subscribe. The best way to go about would be the method employed in the prayer petition. At any rate the base-ball management, if it cares anything for the nine's success, must wake up and go to work on this matter, and at once, too, for we have only about a month. If it will only make the start it will find plenty of willing helpers...