Word: membership
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...article in the last number of the N. Y. Clipper, in discussing the movement towards the reduction in membership of the college base-ball league, betrays such an entire misconception of the question and, indeed, of the whole spirit of college athletics, that we cannot let it pass without comment. "The proposal," says the Clipper, with an insight of which no one not thorougly imbued with the spirit of "professionalism" would be capable of displaying, "has a very suspicious taint of gate-money influences about it." Now, we beg leave to state that the argument of increased gate receipts...
These are the grounds upon which the arguments for decreasing the membership of the association are based, and on a consideration of these reasons the matter will be settled...
...informed that but fifty odd men have paid up their subscriptions to the Reading-Room Association. Those who have given their names as subscribers should without delay pay the small fee required for membership. The leading dailies, and as many of the prominent periodicals and magazines as the limited means of the association can afford, have already been placed in the reading-room, and the room itself is well heated, but there seems to be, so far, a lack of appreciation on the part of the college in general. Certainly the least to be done by those who have signified...
...honor, it is nevertheless true, as experience also has proved, that there are some few students who, if they were not watched, would not be able to resist the temptation to fill out their examination books by some unlawful assistance; and taking into consideration the deturs, scholarships, commencement rank, membership of the Phi Beta Kappa, - all of which depend primarily upon the marks at examinations - it is only fair to the others that such students should be effectually prevented from receiving more than they deserve. The presence of the proctor is no insult to our honor. It is a maxim...
...Crescent Boat Club, an amateur organization of Boston, Mass., has applied for membership in the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen. The boat-house will be located on the banks of the Charles River. Several single-scull shells have been ordered of Wm. Blakey...