Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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That the H. A. A. is in need of money is a good and sufficient reason for every one to subscribe to it, and that it has never before asked for subscriptions of over a dollar or two is reason enough for every man to subscribe liberally. With the remembrance of last spring's Mott Haven victory and the excellent chances of success the coming May every one should subscribe generously...
...three years." The petition has been under consideration for over a month, and has been discussed to the bottom. Last night a full meeting of the committee was held, and attar several hours' talk decided by a vote of five to four to reject the petition. No official reason is assigned, and it is understood that many different objections obtained weight with the various members who voted against...
...Harvard must be both surprised and grieved to hear that for some as yet unexplained reason the petition of the boat club to employ Mr. Bancroft as a coach was refused. We consider this to be a great blow to the boating interests of Harvard and particularly unfortunate just now when we seem to be almost at our wits' end. For weeks the CRIMSON has remained silent on this subject being unwilling to announce any rumors, but we have patiently waited until the time should come when the welcome news that the petition had been granted could be published...
...Glee, the Banjo and the Mandolin Clubs have accomplished not a little on their Western trip, and from all that we can gather from newspapers and other outside sources they did more to impress the public with the true character of Harvard than we had any reason even to hope. The accounts of the concerts in the various cities were always flattering, although much to our amusement, a Chicago paper states that "it is a great pity that there were so few college songs on the programme and so much that was foreign to college life," adding...
...college proper of the University begins work again today, feeling, for the most part, that there is no good reason why anything should be done until Monday, and perfectly sure that whatever may be accomplished this morning is not commensurate with two whole days at home. The moral lesson which the faculty has striven to impress upon the undergraduates by this forced early return will, we hope, be duly effective. At any rate, everyone will register this morning, and as the seniors date their cards with the new year, they will feel the full force of the fact that only...