Word: mets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Some changes in the programme as proposed will necessarily be made after the full committees have met and conferred. The scratch races will probably occur in the morning before the exercises in Sanders Theatre, as the tide is favorable at that time only...
...said that the freshman class contains several good runners and jumpers; so that Yale feels confident of taking the Mott Haven cup in '87. In addition to these advantages, an unusually patriotic spirit pervades the college, caused by the change in the administration, a change that has met with universal favor. For, though the ex-President was widely beloved and respected for the energy and perseverance with which he worked for the welfare of the college; yet the new president has begun on his administration with such a thorough understanding of the work set before him, and such a perfect...
...service, the new system of voluntary attendance at prayers is inaugurated. The students of Harvard have been granted a request that no student shall be compelled to attend Chapel simply because it is recognized that request was based upon principle. For any other reason such a request would have met with its merited rebuke. But now that it is established, that each student shall be allowed to exercise his own discretion in attending prayers, does there not arise another question of equal interest to the student and perhaps of even more politic interest to the university, - the question whether...
...When so many claims in so many branches of athletics are presented at one time (as to the freshmen at the opening of the term) the aggregate becomes a sensible burden to parents who can barely afford the necessary cost of a college education. This, of course, could be met by fixing an absolute limit for such contributions, but on this point the fathers are likely to be as much at sea as their sons...
...seeking satisfaction, if any challenge was sent here it would be promptly accepted, and he suggested Beacon Park as the place for the contest. To this no reply has been received. Mr. Rogers has been in constant training ever since, and has been making exceptionally good time. A gentleman met Mr. Sherrill at New Haven on Saturday last, and had a long conversation with him on the subject. He accused Winston of having compromised him in the matter, as he had no intention of running against Mr. Rogers till next May; that Winston had acted on his own responsibility...