Word: statement
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Thought Transference" is a clear statement of the present condition of the work done by the Society for Psychical Research. The author does not attempt to express personal views on the subject, but lays the facts before the reader and leaves him largely to his own conclusions. The time has come when intelligent men can no longer close their eyes to such questions...
...considering the moral side of the question not a strong argument. The question at issue was, he said, shall the nine be allowed to go to neighboring towns and play a few games with professionals for gate receipts to pay the professionals with? He cited President Elliot's statement concerning our present social condition and the opinion in which Harvard is held by people at large who, if asked what they think of having the Harvard base-ball club going about playing ball with professionals clubs, would think it a bad thing and refuse to aid the University...
...Boston Herald of a few days ago published a short item stating that the Harvard Faculty had positively refused the petition of the Alumni requesting that the University nine be allowed to practice with professional teams. Inquiry proves this statement to be utterly false. The Faculty have made no public statement whatsoever; indeed the matter still remains undecided among the members themselves. In deciding this question the Faculty are exhibiting a fairness for which all the students of the University ought to be grateful. None see more clearly than they that there are two sides to the question; and then...
...find the term "modest" attached to a grade in which the estimated expense is $1,225. It appears to us that for the vast majority of college men, the 'modest" limit is much below this. Taking the discussion as it now stands, we fail to see that the statements in Professor Palmer's speech can be set aside or mistaken. The data from which Professor Palmer drew his conclusions were obtained more systematically than those given in the Monthly. If they may be questioned, it is only in regard to the higher grades. We admit that some men would...
...York determined to find out the views of the alumni of this University in respect to allowing our nine to play with professionals. The result of the investigation was the almost universal acknowledgment by the graduates that the present system was unjust to the students. A fair statement of the case to the faculty was therefore decided upon. In order to show that the movement was not local and was not confined to a few men, the signatures of over two hundred of the older graduates were collected. The idea originated with the Harvard Club of New York...