Word: merit
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...judged action of the Washington Harvard Club in refusing to allow certain members of the alumni to join the club, the only ostensible reason for their refusal being the fact that the candidates in question were colored. In other respects they were admitted to be of sufficient merit to be enrolled among the august assembly which thus sets itself up to judge its fellow men. One of the rejected candidates was the gentleman graduated last June, who read a commencement part on the history of his race since...
...work which will be entertaining and instructive to all, whatever may be the particular work of each one of the students. At one time it is a course of classics, at an other of modern languages. This year a course in Chaucer has been added. Notwithstanding the high merit of these evening readings the students have paid them but small attention. While the evening lectures are well patronized the readings fail to interest the great majority of students. This is a subject which deserves far more attention than is generally given it. It is by listening to these readings that...
...correspondent's suggestions as to a method of selecting a representative student committee are not without merit. If this committee were to be composed, for example, of the presidents of our numerous social, athletic, and literary bodies, it could hardly be said that any phase of student life was neglected in the choice, and the actions of such a body would meet with the approval of the undergraduates. In regard to the last suggestion contained in the communication, we would say that it has always been a matter of surprise to us that the faculty has so completely ignored...
...hitherto more towards other branches of athletics. The lacrosse team has still given very evident signs of life and has shown itself in everyway worthy at a higher recognition by the students. While we possess material and facilities for the successful support of a lacrosse team of the first merit, the opportunities offered the team for practice with the various local clubs about Cambridge, might be used to the most practical advantage. Much of the apathy in athletic team work which is complained of among the students is to be traced directly to the restricted number of popular sports...
...some of the men in the class who have played formerly, ought to enable the seniors to put a good team in the field. Eighty-Six is more doubtful, but headed by its university players might try their luck. Eighty-Seven already has a well organized twelve of considerable merit with several men in reserve. Lastly, if '88 brings out a good number players, they have already a good nucleus to rally around in order to form a team. If the interest is only great enough, the Lacrosse Association will doubtless furnish a pennant for such a championship...