Word: stepping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...their friends, and elected, simply that they may boast one more shingle or medal. These men have the effect of diluting the real strength of the society, and by their admission it is reduced to a society to which it is a social distinction to belong. The next step is to keep out a man who is not popular, but still really qualified. This is bad enough, as it is unjust to such a man; but as this practice increases, the members may, and sometimes do, become thinned down till all those belonging are members because they are popular...
...some one who is not an Unitarian. It is in no controversial spirit that this request is made, but simply with the desire that Harvard shall be free from all sectarian influences. The appointment of Dr. Storrs, or some other equally prominent Evangelical clergyman would, we believe, be a step in the direction of Harvard's best interests. We therefore uphold in the most unqualified terms the position taken by the Advocate...
...decisions are given to the best of their ability; therefore one should be most careful in his comments upon them. In connection with this subject, as the base ball season is about to open, we would speak of the custom of applauding good batsmen when they step up to the bat. The majority of ball players, particularly amateurs, are apt to strike wildly and harder at a ball after applause, and are less sure of a safe hit. With a poor batsman it is somewhat disheartening to step up to the bat four or five times during a game amidst...
...needed than it can raise unless its present resources are increased. The officers of the Association have therefore decided to raise the price of admission to the Winter Meetings. If, with the increased price, there is an attendance at these as large as there was last year, a long step will have been taken towards paying for the repairs on the track. Let us hope, therefore, that the Gymnasium Meetings will be financially as successful this year as they have always been in every other respect in the past...
...manifest that in athletics, where the co-operation of numbers is necessary, some stronger and, if we may say so, higher motive than this is the indispensable requisite of success. We would not discourage any one, but we advise all to consider the importance of the step they take when they become candidates for nine, crew, or team. The beginning is a private matter with each man; the leaving off is not. His class and the College have a right to know his reasons, and do most certainly judge him according to their sufficiency or insufficiency...