Word: properity
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Room of the gymnasium must have noticed an addition to the trophies, two old bats and two huge leather balls, that look almost out of place among the relics of victory on the football and baseball fields. One is tempted to call them Indian relics. They are in their proper place, however, for they are relics of college athletics of over fifty years ago. They were presented to the college a short time ago by Samuel F. McCleary of the class of '41, and are the balls and bats used by the Cricket Club of his own class. They have...
...continued for somewhat over a year with great success. Steele created the Spectator Club, and among other characters that of Sir Roger de Coverley. Steele had much the greater facility at the invention of incident and character, while Addison could tone these down and get them in proper form, as his friend could not. In December 1712 the Spectator came to an end, Addison in the last number killing Sir Roger, as he states himself "so their no one else should murder...
...They will probably be held the week before the Yale games and the events will be the same as those at Mott Haven. The rules to govern the yearly meetings have not yet been drawn up, but it is certain that students in the various departments outside the college proper will be allowed to compete, the points they may win not being counted toward the class championship. Each year the name of the class winning the greatest number of points will be engraved on the cup, which has been left entirely plain for that purpose...
...Protection tends to run to extremes.-(a) Perverts taxation from its proper uses, D. A. Wells, Forum, Sept. '92.-(b) Creates dangerous precedents, Ibid.-(c) Now seek permanent protection, F. A. Walker, I. J. of Econ, Apr. '90.-(1) Which is impossible, Nation LV. 252.-(d) Applied indiscriminately, Walker, I. J. Econ. '90.-(e) Creates monopolies...
...time it maintains the idea of university teams. We do not stipulate that any other college shall fall in line with us; yet we shall be glad to see them do so. We shall not refuse to play colleges because they differ with us in our views of the proper restrictions which should be placed upon athletes. We have taken our stand, and, following it, are willing to meet any team and run our chances for victory or defeat. We do not mean to imply that we shall refuse obstinately all compromise. If Yale can point out clearly serious faults...