Word: sayings
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...today's game is the last before that with Yale, we wish to take the opportunity to say a word as to the behavior of the spectators. There were several demonstrations at the last game with Cornell which were not particularly creditable to Harvard as the home college. The crowd did not hesitate to express its disapproval of many decisions of the officials, and worse yet, there was a round of applause in reception of a member of the Harvard team who was ruled off for slugging...
...Robert Peabody Bellows, is decidedly clever, and "As it Happened" by H. M. Adams is well written but on a rather worn out theme. For the verses, a sonnet by J. A. Macy has real strength and meaning, "The Summer's Death" by Rupert S. Holland is pleasant to say the least, but "The Cry of the Violets," while good in conception is somewhat clumsy in form. The usual College Kokaks complete the number...
This afternoon at 3 o'clock Harvard plays the Cornell eleven on Soldiers Field and, judging from their recent scores against Princeton of 0-10, against Lafayette of 4-4, and against Tufts of 15-0, it is safe to say that the 'Varsity will have to play hard football if they expect to do much scoring Corfiell's team undoubtedly is much stronger than last year. The line is heavy and aggressive and is well backed by a set of hardrushing backs...
...presidents of the three upper classes call together such a meeting and get one of our graduates, say Mr. Charles Francis Adams, to speak. The men will turn out as they did for the reception to Mr. Lehmann...
...reply to your query as to the position the Houston Club occupies as a social factor in the University, it seems hardly necessary to say that the hopes of those who were interested in its establishing have been most fully realized. It has brought together all classes and departments, has centralized all, or nearly all of the organizations which the university supports-its athletic association, publications, religious and literary societies, besides affording meeting rooms for committees and classes. It has become in fact the centre of university life. It is confined to no special department of the university...