Word: methods
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...full sympathy with the recent action of the Intercollegiate Foot Ball Association, and Harvard is ready to cooperate with Yale in an attempt to exclude the perpetual and the imported athlete, But many of our men think that these evils may be removed by another method, which is not open to the objection of disqualifying entire departments of the University...
...times, though this did not lesson the sense of our indebtedness to him. We have told before how opposed he was at first to the system of voluntary worship, and of how on more mature thought he turned heart and soul toward securing us our present method. When we consider all this and begin to realize how enwrapped he was in all that tended to our good, we cannot think of a more fitting tribute than to erect the new religious building to testify the deep love we have borne him and shall always cherish...
...communication criticising the Harvard Union which appeared in Thursday's CRIMSON is in many respects just. The present method of electing members is a poor one, but it may as well be said that it has arisen unconstitutionally. The constitution requires a secret ballot on every name proposed and a four-fifths vote to elect. As a member of the Union I thank '94" for calling attention to this provision and promise him that hereafter it will be enforced. The other practice which "94" deplores is the practice of squabbling over motions instead of speaking. This practice really is deplorable...
Certain changes in the method of scoring in football are being discussed. It is proposed to abolish the place kick altogether. The Philadelphia Press suggests the following: safety, 1 point; goal from field, 3 points; touch-down, 5 points, and goal from touch-down (if not abolished), half a point...
Last year a considerable number of university men complained that they were unable to secure seats; to obviate any such difficulty the management has decided upon the following method of distributing the tickets...