Word: press
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...several graduates have sent letters to the News. and all have favored the dual league. There still seems to be, however, some misunderstanding of Harvard's attitude, and we should like, as far as possible, to correct it. One writer states: "This term [dual league] as used by the press, means, as I understand it, a proposition on the part of Harvard, that Yale will hind herself to contest with Harvard in all branches of athletics, to the exclusion of contests between Yale or Harvard and any other college...
Another phase of the athletic question is discussed by Mr. L. McK. Garrison. He argues that to the system of intercollegiate leagues are due "the blocking of useful rules by smaller colleges, the retention of the 'assisted athlete' system, the vile wrangles in the public press, and jockey tricks of every description;"-and all for "the artificial and empty name" of championships. What Harvard wishes now is to play her "nearest neighbor and first rival," whether the arrangement "be called a 'league...
...editorials" repeat the just complaint which has been made this year of too great a press of thesis work. The charge is laid upon the English deparment. A thorough discussion of the trouble and its effects leads to the suggestion of the following reforms: "Every considerable piece of writing should be judged as English." A limis should be set to thesis work "eyond which no student should go except by his own deliberace caoion English O and D would count for more than at present," and would "include all the theses allowed...
...list published. Only about six weeks now remain before the probable date of the first examin tion, and it is of great importance for men to know how their examinations will fall, in order to arrange their work. Every day's delay is an inconvenience. With a press of thesis work, forensics soon falling due and hour examinations sprinkled along, a man has worry enough without being oppressed by the possibility of all his examinations coming in the first week. If he should be unlucky enough to find his forebodings come true, he will need the days which...
...probable that the Cornell crew will be made up as follows: 1, Upton; 2, Bell; 3, Harris; 4, Benedict; 5, Marston; 6, Hagerman; 7, Thayer; stroke, Dole; substitute Osgood. It is possible that some of these men will refuse to row an account of press of college work...