Word: perfectability
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...turn to the aspect of the question. The refusal, we make no doubt, must be generally regarded as an act of discourtesy to all those colleges which have joined in the agreement, and especially a slight upon Harvard, where the movement originated. Of course the Yale faculty has a perfect right to settle its own regulations in regard to athletics in the way it deems wisest; but nevertheless it is undoubtedly an act of rudeness on her part to pay so little heed to the combined requests of so many colleges in a matter where concession would cost so little...
...evenings during the week and getting a fair acquaintance with the song, whose air is not at all difficult to catch. We hope that the members of '82 will take enough interest in their class day exercises to make the singing of the class song a perfect success, which under the altered circumstances, is less difficult to accomplish than ever before...
...this connection, we are sorry to see that a little item that we published some time ago in perfect good faith, concerning Mr. Robinson, the trainer, should have created such excitement at Yale, and brought again into prominent notice that familiar feature of Yale character - complete inability to act in a gentlemanly manner under any circumstances, great or small. As the Crimson remarked in a recent issue, it seemed for a while as if there had crawled into the hearts of Yale men, despite the most strenuous opposition, a desire to assume, at least, the semblance of respectability and even...
...intention was to shut them out from the tree, because they were freshmen, as a punishment for not defeating Yale. It is well known, that last year on class-day, the enclosure around the tree was entirely too closely crowded to admit of the ceremonies being carried on with perfect success or even convenience. It was seen from this that a part of the college would have to be excluded from the tree hereafter. As a whole class would have to be excluded, it is only fair that the freshmen class should be, since they have more chances to take...
...following criticism is made on the Harvard crew: "Mr. Bancroft deserves the greatest credit for turning out the crew in such shape. The men who occupy the last four thwarts are as perfect a rowing four in style, time and swing as ever sat in any American college eight, and it is only in front of these that individual faults are to be found which mar the perfect uniformity and symmetry of the crew. Captain Hammond, who rows at No. 4. carries his oar up too high at the end of his feather and misses the first part...