Word: objectionables
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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It is by no means the custom for college clubs to deny admission to those whose color may be somewhat darker than their associates. Yale has several clubs to which colored persons belong, and to them no objection has ever been raised.
No man has any special objection to signing his name, indeed many are only too glad to get an opportunity. Further, the men in the favored courses may congratulate themselves on no longer having to sit on certain square feet of settee to insure their being "spotted." The new system...
...increase the time required from crew men, especially from our best 'Varsity men, whom it is hard enough to keep at work anyway, and who would be the only ones qualified to coach. Gentlemen, require us to coach ourselves, and you add to what is already the most objectionable feature of college rowing. You make it impossible for crew men to do as well in their studies, and so you prepare the way for the eventual abolition of rowing. If you object to Mr. Bancroft, gentlemen, say so, and prove your accusations. Show that the whole thing...
...second objection covers the first, we can drop Mr. Bancroft's name from the discussion, and consider the advisability of retaining a paid coach. The general explanation offered by the Committee for their course of action, is as follows. Athletics at Harvard must be freed from all objectionable features. The onward march toward professionalism is to be stopped, and a step backwards taken. In a word, athletics in all departments are to be restored to their pristine purity, safety, and cheapness. The students must dispense entirely with all professional service, and all "professional" spirit in their athletic sports. This decision...
2. A coach, like Mr. Bancroft, a college graduate, never interested in boating outside of college, is not a professional according to the definition of the word as accepted by the Athletic Committee. Therefore, any objection to a man like Mr. Bancroft on the ground that he is a professional...