Word: meaningly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Transcript is responsible for the statement that "Yale has got the Smithsonian Institution Government fixed again in her interest as against Harvard's." What this dark hint may mean we cannot fathom. That there has been any active contest between the scientific professors of Yale and of Harvard for the control of the Smithsonian Institute, as this item would imply, is certainly a matter of news to the majority. Why Harvard should wish such control it is not easy to see. No, the Transcript is engaged in a very reprehensible business in fomenting jealousy between Yale and Harvard by dropping...
...freshman class been brighter than those of the present freshman class. Excelling its opponent in numbers, athletic facilities, and support, it certainly equals Yale '87 in material and enthusiasm. Among the numerous candidates for a position in the nine, many are already well-known as players of no mean skill; some are prominent from their past records. But the class has opposed to it a class asready remarked for its persevering spirit and determination to succeed. The very name of Yale seems to carry with it, in the field, some premonition of success for the blue. The only thing which...
...benefits of the society are only intended for its members. It seems to us that every one in the college ought to be willing to support the society by becoming a member, but even if some do not look upon it in this light, they should never become mean enough to try to gain its advantages through their friends without paying in return the slight fees that it demands...
...doubt that many of those who have thus to favor their friends, gone beyond their privileges as members, have done so thoughtlessly, and we sincerely hope, now that the matter has been brought to their attention, that they will desist from a practice that is at the very least mean and dishonorable...
Yale and Princeton are making every effort to win this year and it will be necessary for us to put forth all our energies and enter a large and powerful team if we mean to carry off the cup. To be sure there are one or two events which we won last year and which can be considered, if all goes well, more or less certainties this year, and those who did well last year can be relied on to train faithfully this year again. Yet confidence in winning certain events should not lead us to think we have...