Word: sayings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...must turn from our congratulations, to express a feeling of surprise and disappointment at the cowardly treatment our men were subjected to at New Haven. The Advocate in its last issue complains of the vindictive spirit which is the accompaniment to every Yale defeat. What are we to say of Saturday? No sooner did our men get ahead, in the sixth inning, than a perfect chorus of yells, hoots, and groans began, and lasted till the game was over; every ball pitched was greeted with a yell, and every fly accompanied by one; not only did this happen, but members...
...training and practice, and in exercising careful personal supervision over the work of each man; and the latter, in the thoroughness with which he made all arrangements in regard to the nine, and in the minuteness with which he carried out those arrangements. To the nine we would say that it has shown itself deserving of confidence; has proved itself an honor to its class and to its college; and for its cool, steady play of Saturday, is worthy of the highest praise and congratulation. More than this we cannot say, but in the name of Harvard we present...
After the game the victorious freshmen, adorned from head to foot with crimson and white, hired a barge and drove around the city blowing horns and singing an adaptation of "Yale Men Say." They accepted an invitation from the sophomores to come and sit on the fence which the freshmen had forfeited, and many of them brought away chips of it as mementoes. In the evening there was a dinner at the Athenaeum, which was not very enjoyable, owing to the disturbances on the field being too fresh in memory. Most of the nine staid over Sunday in New Haven...
...connection with this subject we should like to say a few words about other noises that are inflicted upon us. Two days ago, four or five negroes were allowed to sing for over an hour in front of Matthews. It is perhaps true that a few of the men who heard the singing, enjoyed it, but the majority of men who room in the yard were studying at the time, and were disturbed and annoyed by the inharmonious noise...
...more suitable time of year could be found for such work than during the busy days of the final examination, when every man is, or tries to be, hard at work. Whether the work, and consequently, the noise that accompanies it, is unavoidable, is not for us to say. If it can be left to some later day, it would certainly be a relief to the students who have rooms in that neighborhood...