Word: opinion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...spite of the severe reprobation of the other Yale papers the Record bravely holds to its original opinion that the Yale faculty did an unwise thing in refusing to accede to President Eliot's request in regard to playing with professionals. "It is high time," it says, "however awkward it might be for our nine, that a broad boundary be put between college athletes and professionals. Though we realize perfectly that our nine, deprived of the practice it gets against professionals, would play a much poorer game than at present, and probably would not meet as good amateur nines...
...choice of the president and tutors, which continued even after later modifications of the charter. The State retained an unfavorable jurisdiction over the affairs of the college, approving the election and voting the salaries of president and professors as late as 1786. Every wave of public opinion that affected the legislators influenced the destinies of the college. In the contests of rival factions, salaries and needed appropriations were withheld, often occasioning great inconvenience and suffering. Obnoxious opinions of the president and faculty on political subjects often invoked investigation and rebuke...
...does not endanger his position by declaring his acceptance of the Darwinian theory. At Cornell, too, there are several avowed evolutionists who are in no real danger of being discharged. But when we except these two, we know of no institutions where a similar freedom of opinion would be allowed...
...time which it will be necessary for the nine to spend away from Cambridge, any action of the nature proposed would seem to be inadvisable. And even if these changes did not remove all objections to allowing matters to remain as at present, we should incline to the opinion that the advantages to be gained by withdrawing from the league, in the way of decreased expenses and a saving of time to the nine, would not compensate for the loss of something tangible to strive for, like the championship of the present league, and the hard feelings which would necessarily...
...here discuss the subsequent events, which almost seem to have shattered the many ties of friendship which have hitherto bound us to "Fair Harvard." It had been the intention of Columbia to say nothing whatever in regard to the controversy through the press, and it was almost the unanimous opinion of the students that, owing to the well known fairness of Harvard students in general, the whole matter would be settled to the satisfaction of all parties, and that Columbia and Harvard would still continue on their former footing of friendliness. The endeavor, however, of the Harvard Boat Club...