Word: said
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Many people thought the ultimate humiliation for Harvard had finally come. Crimson coach Lloyd Jordan said publicly only that "that sort of thing makes football," but insiders felt that he was less than pleased by the incident. Captain John Nichols was less reticent about his feelings, declaring, "Frankly I think it stinks." Mutterings about "good sportsmanship" echoed between Cambridge and New Haven for a few weeks before the matter slowly died...
...depending on which paper you read. The CRIMSON had this to say about the disputed score: "... and the ball was passed to Bayne, who slipped through. Time was called ere he could reach the line. Some papers gave this a touchdown, but Mr. Looks, the referee, said that, both time was called before Byrne went over, and also that the ball was not properly put in play." Yale records, however, still list the larger count...
According to Elliott Perkins, Master of Lowell House, the members of the Committee, which is comprised mostly of Masters, felt that the College should improve the service, rather than remove it. Students left to clean for themselves would hardly clean at all, said Perkins...
Refusing to comment on the effectiveness of the present porter system, Burke stated that his office would readily comply with any decision of the Masters. He said also that students would undoubtedly benefit from "learning to keep their own nests clean...
...Last spring we were fairly certain of deciding on the Kirkland Street location," White said, "but this fall the location on Massachusetts Avenue was suggested." He pointed out that, with construction already announced, the University is "committed" to its building project in the Square, while a wholly new building on the Kirkland site might meet complications if the Program for Harvard College falls short...