Word: projects
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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With the re-organization of the inter-collegiate regattas comes the question whether Harvard shall or shall not participate. There are a few among us who favor the plan of training up a four-oared crew, but it seems as if this project, abandoned six years ago as no longer practicable, can hardly be worthy of serious consideration at the present time, when, in addition to the reasons which existed six years ago, we have another crew, and one which requires the best of our oarsmen and the greater share of our attention...
...furnish a fair arscount of reading matter, it will be necessary to obtain at least one hundred subscribers at $2.00. During the next few days we shall make an active canvass of all the classes. As soon as enough subscribers have been obtained to assure the success of the project, a meeting of the subscribers will be called to effect a permanent organization and to take any other measures which may be necessary to place the reading room on a firm basis...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: The project of giving up our annual foot-ball game with Yale, advocated by your correspondent yesterday, seems to me to be neither practicable nor advisable. In the first place such a proceeding would give our opponents a point against us, which they would not fail to use with their accustomed incapability of appreciating gentlemanly action. In the next place, there are other ways of forcing the Yale men to act like gentlemen if they cannot do so of their own accord. As Yale is the only exponent and champion of college "muckerism," and as every college...
...become quite noticeable of late says the Athenaeum, that Yale publications oppose every project which originates outside of their own college...
Whatever may be the outcome of these speculations, however, the growth of the Harvard annex must be very gratifying to friends of the higher education of women throughout the country. The project has now ceased to be merely an experiment, and has become established upon a firm and lasting basis. Practically, nevertheless, we do not expect to see co-education introduced at Harvard, although we confidently look to see many privileges accorded to the students of the annex in the near future, which have hitherto been withheld. There are numerous courses conducted by means of lectures in some...