Word: peculiarities
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...other offers the problem of making eight men do at the same time each his best individually, and altogether their best collectively-making eight men work like eight men, and like one machine. The conditions are wholly different. Consider, gentlemen, what you are doing, and also explain the peculiar distinction you make between a professional (!) such as Mr. Bancroft, and a paid coach, such as Mr. Lathrop! Perhaps in the past the coach may have been allowed to influence or decide questions foreign to his duties as coach. But that is no reason why we no longer need a coach...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:-If I thought my trouble was peculiar to myself, I should not trespass upon your space. Others, I am sure, will join me in asking the musicians of the college to have pity...
...same time he evidently does not mean to neglect the older and classical masters. Altogether we can anticipate a very enjoyable series of concerts. This is a part of a liberal education which it behooves Harvard men to make the most of, for they have peculiar advantages in this respect. There were not so many present last night as we should have liked to see, an absence for which perhaps the election is to blame. The next concert of the series is to be given on December...
...students were forbidden to march as representatives of the college. Accordingly, with that peculiar deference for Faculty decrees which has always prevailed at Harvard, they proceeded to carry out the order in spirit as well as in letter. "Whoever says we are Harvard Seniors is a Liar and a Villian," said the transparency borne by the class of '73; and equally convincing methods were employed by the others to remove all impression from the bystanders that college men had any connection with the parade. The value of obedience is shown by the result, for henceforth the Faculty ceased to interfere...
Where is the tennis association? As yet it has shown no life although the contest at Hartford for the intercollegiate championship takes place within two weeks and nothing has yet been done to have Harvard represented. This remarkable association seems to be run in a very peculiar and jerky manner, sometimes awaking from its usual state of lethargy and astonishing the college by its activity and then relapsing into quiet. Now is certainly one of the times when an immediate and hasty awakening is necessary. Let either a general meeting be called or a conference of the stewards and other...