Word: stronge
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...plan and the navy management, but also to the whole University, for it was generally believed that the petition would be granted. The sentiment of the students was unanimously in favor of giving the play, and whatever were the objections of the faculty, they must have been very strong to have outweighed the arguments of those who championed the project...
...with Harvard and Yale in a new one. Prof. Johnson was introduced, and advocated the plan for the purpose of making a more compact league, associating the three leading universities more closely, formulating good rules and eliminating undesirable features. Capt. Larkin of the base-ball nine and others made strong speeches in favor of the proposition. R. B. Bradford, class of '87, introduced a resolution that the delegates to the convention of the intercollegiate foot-ball convention on Saturday be instructed to withdraw Princeton, and form a league with Harvard, at any rate, and with Yale, if the latter...
...base-ball management has been laboring under a heavy responsibility during the past few weeks, but though there was a strong sentiment against a triple league as at first proposed, they may be well assured of the approval and support of the college at large in their final decision. Also, those graduates most interested in base-ball, whose opinions and advice have been freely sought by the management, and have proved of the utmost value in this controversy, though they have been opposed to the new league, give assurances of their support to the management in the decision which they...
...believe that it is the true sentiment of many of the players, backed by a strong undergraduate sympathy, that Yale should accept the invitation extended to her by Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia, we desire to assure the management that we are ready to co-operate with them in case they are determined upon this action...
...Victim of Conscience" by Mr. Barry, as far as we know, a new contributor to the "Monthly," is a powerful story, drawn in strong lines. Devoid of all false sentimentality that is too apt to impair the value of such a story as this, the straightforward narrative cannot fail to impress the reader. The story is well conceived and well told...