Word: points
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...second debate of the Union for this year was decided success in point of numbers present and vigor of debate. The formal wording of the question was, "Resolved, that the advance of civilization justifies the policy which the United States has pursued toward the Chinese." Mr. M. C. Hobbs of the Law School appeared as the first champion of the United States. He opened with a historical sketch of the inter-course of our government with China, dwelling particularly on the Burlingame treaty and the Blaine bill. His main historical points were statistics in regard to immigration and the control...
...present freshman class has apparently failed to surpass others in point of numbers after all; the bulletin just posted makes the number of freshmen 259, instead of 268 as previously reported...
...While staying in Berlin for a few months, I had occasion to get some books out of the Royal Library. Not being a matriculated student, I had tremendous difficulty in getting the necessary permission from one of those demigods - an assistant librarian. When I had gained this point, I proceeded to look about in a dingy, dark, low ceilinged room, for something in the line of a catalogue. I searched every corner and every cranny without success, and finally fearing that I might be suspected of being a Socialist, I roused my courage, walked up to a desk and asked...
...eleven went up to Exeter Saturday afternoon, accompanied by only eight freshmen. In the first three quarters they out-played Exeter at every point, accepting all chances, and keeping their opponents within their twenty-five yard line most of the time. By compelling them to make a safety, at the end of the first three-quarters the score stood, Harvard freshman 2, Exeter...
...have been informed that the gentlemen who are canvassing the freshman class for subscriptions to the foot-ball eleven are met, in many instances, by a point blank refusal on the part of those asked to subscribe. Now we wish to say once and for all, that this sort of spirit has never before been displayed by a freshman class, and never must be displayed in the future. If a man is unable to subscribe liberally he has but to say so, and he will be respected for his independence. But if, as in many cases, the refusal to subscribe...