Word: plays
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...other engagements. Others, who were familiar with the schedule, supposed that as the game was not announced it had been declared off, and at least one person was put in a disagreeable position by inviting friends to the game and promising to send word Friday morning as to whether play would begin at half past two or three. It would be easy to announce the games two or three days in advance and it would be a convenience to many...
...last issue of the Advocate appears an open letter on the much-discussed subject of allowing college teams, and the nine in particular, to compete with professionals. The general force of "X's" argument must be admitted, but when he declares that our chief purpose in wishing to play professionals is to learn a few more "tricks" he puts the matter in a wholly false light. We do not want to win the championship by tricks, if by "tricks" "X" means anything underhanded or unfair. All the sentiment of the University is against it. As "X" declares, we already know...
...sign that a society is in a healthy condition when there is sufficient interest among its members to induce them to undergo the trouble and annoyance of getting up theatricals. The members of the Conference Fransaise are now rehearsing for a French play which will be presented tomorrow evening. We congratulate the Society on its enterprise. It is a tendency of all societies formed for purposes of educational improvement to degenerate and lose their vitality as time goes on and the novelty wears off. The Conference Francaise seems to be in no such danger and the deep interest taken...
...come back crowned with an olive chaplet of victory, as the series made by opposing teams amply show, still many valuable points were secured and needed practice given, which of course was the main purpose of the trip. Many are the criticisms which could be made on the team play, but we look forward to the future and to faithful hard work, hoping that many imperfections will be blotted...
...fact that we have all the advantages which a good track, club house and the services of an excellent trainer can give. The Gymnastic Association has begun practice preparatory to the exhibition which it contemplates giving during commencement week. The "Dramatic Association" has also begun rehearsals of the play "Engaged" to be given sometime during the term, for the benefit of the base-ball association. The seniors have begun their usual custom of singing on the steps of old North, a practice which is kept up throughout the whole of third term much to the enjoyment...