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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...faculty consider it a much more democratic spirit which will prompt a man to look over a fence at a game of ball whose expenses are entirely paid by some one else. It seems like a scheme to compel the wealthy and generous students of the college to pay for the poor student's amusement. I am not sure that I can appreciate the democratic spirit which will permit a man to take his amusement at another's expense...
...been $1.25 for doubles and $1.00 for singles. It has been decided that two persons may be allowed to hold a single court that cannot be made into a double court. Those wishing to have their courts marked out are to apply to the secretary of the association, paying at the same time the necessary sum, and the courts will be marked out as soon as possible. According to this arrangement all members of the association will contribute in part to the marking of courts and will receive in return the right of using any court when unoccupied...
...income received by the association will thus be largely expended in paying for the marking of courts. In addition to this, the association has slight expenses, on account of belonging to the Inter-Collegiate Lawn Tennis Association and to the National Lawn Tennis Association. A small part of the income received from the entrance fees will also go to defraying part of the expenses of the spring tournament. The larger part, however, of the expenses of the tournament will be paid from the entrance fees (which have been reduced this spring from one dollar to fifty cents for each...
...reasons for taking this step were numerous. In the first place it was felt by many members of the faculty that the building of the fence would be undemocratic, in that it would prevent a large number of men from witnessing the games on account of inability to pay the price of admission. To the minds of some the matter appears in its mercenary aspect, and it is feared that the erection of a fence for the purpose of increasing the gate receipts will smack of professionalism. Still another class look at the question from an aesthetic point of view...
...proud of his independence, which he interprets as strength, and is anxious to prove by action. Now he is confronted by the double task of learning something at the university and earning some kind of living. With great exertion he succeeds in giving a few private lessons, which perhaps pay for his dinners. For lodgings, fuel, and all the rest his only hope lies in a scholarship. He does his utmost to obtain it, and if successful he has at least enough to keep him from starving. However, his 150 to 300 rubles do not permit him to go into...