Word: roughs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...with practical unanimity against the total abolition of the scrimmage. Even if fastidiousness is not encouraged too much at Harvard today, I think most of us feel that the display of wholesome sentiment is encouraged too little. The Corporation, I am sure, will not use their authority to ride rough-shod over the wishes of the vast majority of those most concerned in this matter. They will not destroy that which we regard as an institution, without having previously determined by an accurate vote that they have convinced a fair sized minority of us that it should be abolished...
Since the reasons for holding the ex-exercises at the tree are purely of sentiment and association, to change the tree would be to render the exercises unreasonable and uncalled for. The exercises themselves should not be given up because they are "too rough," for they certainly are not too rough for those who enter them, since they enter voluntarily, not too rough for those who do not enter, because they don't, and not too rough for the spectators, as their enormous attendance proves...
...rough draft of the proposed constitution was prepared which will be submitted to the several college clubs; but no definite organization will be attempted until later in the year. The delegates were all in favor of establishing an annual intercollegiate championship match which shall be open to all college players throughout the country. The project has the endorsement of the United States Golf Association which will only act, however in an advisory capacity...
...crews rowed over the course in the basin on time yesterday. J, H. Perkins's crew rowed at 11 and Captain Goodrich's crew at 1 o'clock. The water, especially in the last mile, was quite rough and worked into both boats, but in spite of this each crew made faster time than on the previous trials. The course was rowed down stream from the Longwood bridge to the Union Boat Club, when the boats were towed back to the boat house. The times were not given out but it is known that Captain Goodrich's crew again made...
...Winthrop street and opens directly into the theatre, which seats three hundred and fifty people. A large door leads from the auditorium directly to the hall of the club house making access to the club cafe easy. The theatre is finished in a light buff, the walls having a rough sand coating. It is lighted by electricity...