Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Lieutenant Robinson is not receiving anything like the support from the students that he had reason to expect. In 1874 when the University was comparatively small, the original Harvard Rifles had a membership at one time of 205. So far only about fifty men have joined the present company...
...under which the United States government details an officer to give a course in military science here is that he also conduct drill. Obviously then if he can not make a success of the drill, the other course must be given up. It is hard to assign the exact reason for the lack of interest. There is, we know, a feeling with many men that the military company is a schoolboy institution and is more a thing to poke fun at than anything else. But it is not a "sign of freshness" for a man to join the Rifles...
Manager Moore went to Springfield Sunday night and spent yesterday in that city in superintending arrangements for the Harvard-Yale game. Mr. Moore, by reason of his position as graduate manager of athletics here, has in charge Harvard's interests; and by a contract made with him personally, has been entrusted with Yale's interests also. He therefore controls all arrangements for the game...
...buildings and the development of college property. That Harvard might have been made much more attractive, had there been in the past some such influence at work, is all too evident. But, as we all hope and believe that the University is to keep on expanding, there is every reason why provision should be made for the future before it is too late. We have no doubt that the vote will be ratified by the President and Fellows...
There is good reason to believe that a regular ground may be set apart for lacrosse players in the spring...