Word: statements
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Does the evidence offered by the two cycles justify Dr. Hohfeld in his statement that the Tameley Miracle Plays were taken from an early version of the York cycle...
From the advance sheets of the Secretary and Treasurer of the "Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women." the CRIMSON is enabled to give a condensed report of affairs at the Annex during the year 1891-92. In addition to these reports is a statement of the accommodations and advantages of the Annex, by the Secretary, Mr. Arthur Gilman. He calls particular attention to the fact that the instructors are the regular instructors of the University, and that the students of the Annex are allowed a free use of the University Library...
...desire to emphasize the fact that we are in no sense urging you to accept our proposal. In answer to your very courteous letter asking if we could make some definite statement in regard to football, we expressed our readiness and desire to play if we could agree on dates, and we gave you the only dates which were, in fairness open to us. If your relations to other colleges, or if the sentiment of your undergraduates does not permit you to play on those dates, and you find it impracticable to bring about any other arrangement on the lines...
This friendly statement expresses exactly Harvard's present attitude. Princeton decided not to accept the proposal, doubtless because of the existing relations with the intercollegiate association. Harvard men will recognize this as perfectly fair...
There is little to add in way of explanation; the statements themselves are concise and strongly expressed and present Harvard's attitude in the matter in a light which is probably new, in great part even to Harvard men. We cannot urge too strongly the importance and necessity that every man in college should take advantage of the opportunity now given to learn the policy which has been our guide throughout this controversy with Princeton and the position in which we now stand. What has doubtless prejudiced people against Harvard on this question has been the weak and unsatisfactory explanation...