Word: rumors
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...there would be nothing intrinsically wrong in mass meetings addressed by the candidates; yet at Harvard we do not intend to stand for either. There is nothing wrong in taking advantage of the mistakes of one's political competitors, but at Harvard we will not even stand for the rumor that those who compiled the provisional voting list intentionally omitted a single name. Electioneering, whether in a private study or in a club, is despicable, for a ticket intended to defeat a man is as bad as a ticket formed to elect him. The purity of election and the loyalty...
...vote of the Faculty on changes in the elective system, approved yesterday by the Board of Overseers, is in accord with the principles which President Lowell laid down in his inaugural address. It has been a common rumor for some weeks that the matter was under discussion in the Faculty, and the announcement this morning indicates that the first step has been already taken...
...mile cross-country run is no slight task and the supervision of a competent trainer is necessary not only to help the team to win, but also to protect the men from the physical risk of zeal untempered by knowledge. Rumor says that other teams than the cross-country have also been left uncared for, but to none of them are the dangers of bodily harm arising from such neglect more imminent...
...Rumor has it that one of the nightly expressions of enthusiasm is to culminate in a trip to Boston. Just what advantage such an excursion would have it is difficult to see. We have no particular interest in displaying our feelings before the people of Boston--indeed they will learn of them far more generally through the newspaper accounts. Enthusiasm is of most value for its effect upon the players and upon the undergraduates themselves...
...toward the class team gives it a strong claim on this doubtful honor. All through the season there has been no apparent interest in the practice or games of the eleven, and last evening at the mass meeting less than one fourth of the class condescended to be present., Rumor has it that most of the class are planning to see the Dartmouth game this afternoon. We can only say to these luke-warm Freshmen that they have three years before them in which they can look upon the University games as their chief interest. At present their duty...