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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...adapt it, self to the pressing necessities of life, and be in harmony with the spirit of the times. Yale never occupied as favorable a position in the eyes of the public as at the present time. While vigorously defending whatever has been most conducive to success in her past policy, she has discarded many of the old ideas of education as antiquated and unprofitable, and blended the advantages of the two systems with marvelous effect. Let us hope, then, that every change which is inaugurated may call to mind that stirring watchword-Progress...
...WINTHROP WHITE, President.HARVARD ART CLUB.- There will be a meeting this evening at half past seven, in the Club room. Prof. Palmer, who was expected to speak to the club, will be unable to be present, owing to another important engagement. There will be important business to come before the meeting however, and the designs for the shingle are also to be submitted, so that a full meeting is requested...
...first in the series of inter-class games was played yesterday afternoon on Jarvis, between '87 and '88. As was to be expected, the freshmen showed up in good form, owing to the steady training of the past few weeks. The sophomores, however, disappointed their class-mates by making a wretched showing, both at the bat and in the field. '88 batted strongly and fielded fairly well. The score...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON.- No student who has lived in the college yard the past few years, can fail to remember the jovial and kindly face of Mr. Fredriksen, familiarly known as "P. J." He had almost become one of the institutions of the college, so interested was he for the students, and desirous to do their work in the best possible manner. Besides working for them without sure promise of payment, very many known, by experience, how ready he was to help a man out of a tight place by lending money, and trusting to his honor, for re-payment...
...successors in catering to the daily wants of the students may be made as easy as possible. With this support almost assured we look forward to even greater success for the paper in the future than that which has crowned our own editorial efforts during the year just past...