Word: objective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...these men come here as graduates of other institutions, and that their first allegiance is due to these institutions; but that they are also loyal to Harvard, and are interested in her advancement, needs no better demonstration than is afforded by the organization of this club with the expressed object of doing whatever they can to build up one of the most important departments of the University...
...well attended meeting of men from other colleges was held last night in Sever 11. A permanent organization was effected, to be known as the "Harvard Intercollegiate Club." The constitution adopted states the object of the club to be "to bring together its members for mutual entertainment, and especially to lend any assistance possible to newly arrived students from other colleges." There will be an earnest endeavor to make the Graduate Department here and the life of men coming here from other institutions so attractive that a large number of men will be drawn here. Graduate students, students...
Yesterday afternoon the candidates for the cricket team met in Capt. Brown's room. The object was to divide the men into two squads one of which will practice daily from 3 to 5, while the other will practice daily from...
...accordance with a recent movement President Barry of the New England Amateur Rowing Associatlon has announced his purpose of securing the entry of an eight from either Columbia or Cornell to compete in the amateur regetta to be held at Worcester June 17. The apparent object is to defeat the well known Bradford crew, and in view of this, a well known oarsman has said...
...second 'varsity nine has been formed of which F. B. McKean '90 has been chosen captain. The nine will be run in much the same way as the Yale Consolidated nine which has proved so successful during the past two seasons. The primary object in the formation of the second nine is to give the 'varsity good daily practice It is very certain that the nine will be able to get much better practice from playing with the men selected for the second nine, than from many of the amateur teams with which it is customary to arrange games...