Word: merited
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hares shall be two in number, and shall be appointed by the H. A. A., the choice being based upon merit in previous runs...
...this place were going to be hard to fill. However, it is too early to prophesy as to the make-up or excellence of the nine. The choice of Mr. Cady as captain seems to have been a happy one, as he showed himself a player of no ordinary merit...
...writer of the article in question has evidently studied the case coolly and dispassionately, and while we are not prepared to endorse his sentiments in every particular, yet we think that some of his suggestions are excellent and trust that they will receive all the attention that they merit, not only from the boating men, but from the college in general. It is well known that Harvard athletics are at a low ebb; it remains for us to determine upon some plan which will bring back to us our old prestige. Articles such as that which we have quoted...
...great deal of ground, and as far as he has gone, has succeeded fairly well. The work is appreciative and careful and the style consistent and smooth. The short contribution "Henry the Second" written in oratorical style contains little that is original or of a high order of merit. It is inferior to the other portions of the number. The stanzas entitled "Arnold Dead" are very unequal. The first is labored and unmeaning, the second pointed and good...
...princess, Amelia. "A Duplex Tragedy" is vivacionsly told and, barring the fact that three lives are lost in the course of the narrative, one is kept laughing at the fickle, feather-brained Frangois. The story is exceptionally bright and well worth perusal. The two poems contributed differ greatly in merit. "To a Critical Friend" is witty and original, while "College Days" is dull and the theme old. The "Brief" and reviews of several recent books conclude the number...