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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...spoke yesterday of the wholesale nuisance that is caused by the "muckers" swarming the yard and college playgrounds on all occasions. It has been suggested that a body of students be organized into a police force which shall drive out objectionable characters from the yard and ball fields whenever they appear. This, it seems to us, is the only effective way with which to impress outsiders with the fact that the college grounds are for college men and not for outsiders. If some of the 'varsity crew nine were to take the initiative, we are certain that they will find...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/2/1888 | See Source »

Professor Francis G. Peabody spoke last night in Sever 11 upon the subject, "College Standards of Duty." College standards are more artificial than those of the outside world, and are often directly opposed to them. Not long ago the petty larceny of sign stealing was encouraged by college opinion, and deceiving instructors was not regarded as dishonest. In the progress of time, there has been much improvement, and the general sentiment of college has become much manlier and more sensible. The growth of athletics has assisted considerably in producing this change for the better. There is no more conservative body...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Conference Meeting. | 5/16/1888 | See Source »

...assertion made in the last Saturday evening Gazette that Captain J. H. Sears spoke in favor of limiting intercollegiate contests to Yale, at a meeting of the Harvard Union, is entirely unfounded. Captain Sears was not even present at the meeting, and therefore could not have made any such speech...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 5/16/1888 | See Source »

...question was then thrown open to the house, and Williams, L. S., Williams, '88, Nickerson, '89, and Naumberg, '89, Nickerson, '89, all spoke in favor of reducing the tariff...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Union Debate. | 4/27/1888 | See Source »

Before the game with Harvard on Saturday, the Cornell Sun spoke as follows in regard to the Trinity nine:- "Welch of the New York league ball team was retained this spring as instructor in baseball by Trinity College, Conn. The result is that the Trinity nine are playing great ball this year. They have already defeated Lafayette and the Univ. of Pennsylvania...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 4/24/1888 | See Source »

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