Word: men
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...nineteen entries for five events; of the remaining, the running broad jump had no entries and the other four but one each. Yielding to the wishes of the other members of the Executive Committee, I left open the entries until noon on Friday, when by going about and begging men to enter we succeeded in filling all the events but one. Notwithstanding this dearth of entries, there were two men who wished to enter just as the events were about to begin. One of them, and his reasons I could appreciate but not comply with, said it was not convenient...
...janitor will have the right in case of the new tenants, who take possession of their rooms for the first time this year, to do the work for them such as is now done by the so-called 'College men,' consisting generally of blacking boots, making fires, carrying coal and water, doing errands, etc., if these tenants employ any one to do such work...
...reason, and never again, with the consent of the Executive Committee, will entries be received after the advertised time of closing. It would have been much better for that audience of two thousand people to witness those five events on last Saturday than to have to go about begging men to enter. If we, the largest college in America, are not ready for athletics, I think that they had better be given up for the present. It is absurd to suppose that a few men, no matter how efficient they may be, can bolster up athletics if there...
...definite preparations for sending their crew abroad if they beat us, outsiders would then think they really meant business; but as matters stand, their only avowed object is to beat us, and then send their crew abroad if they think fit. If they will agree to send out their men if they should win in a race with us, a race would not be a bad thing, as then the fastest crew would be sent out, which is, or should be, the main object...
...take any car from eleven to twelve, as this shows an entire disregard of recitations, and you will be sure to meet Doggy, '80, going to visit some of his clothiers and then to lunch at Parker's. The cars between two and four are frequented by the men who have to go in at this hour in order to get back to Memorial at 5.29; after four, however, you need have no fear of meeting such inferior mortals, but may look forward with pleasure to meeting Bummer, '81, who goes in at this hour to walk on Washington Street...