Word: support
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...select a coach, is composed of men who have had long and varied experience in Harvard athletics, and any choice which it might make must be considered as the result of expert opinion. We therefore do not hesitate to predict that the new coach will have the whole-hearted support of the University in his endeavors to produce a winning team...
...spite of many obstacles the Triple Alliance was finally formed between France, Spain and Italy. The alliance is desirable from a political point of view, and also for commercial and military reasons. The three nations oppose Germany's aggressive policy in Morocco, and support the French claims there...
Scrub series have now been arranged by the management of both the hockey and basketball teams. Everything possible has been done to promote these sports within the University and it only remains for the University, by its support, to make the efforts worth while. Last year successful scrub series were played in both the winter games, giving exercise and enjoyment to 70 men in basketball, and to 60 men who preferred the outdoor sport. Beside the actual pleasure to be derived from the games, there is every reason to hope that this year the entry list will be greater than...
...appeared yesterday, contains a communication signed "X", which puts the vote of the Faculty to curtail intercollegiate athletics squarely up to the Corporation and Athletic Committee. It advocates immediate action, on the grounds that if the other colleges will not stand by Harvard, it is right for Harvard to support her principles alone. This, says the communication, has been done successfully in educational matters. It proposes a practical test of the proposition, claiming that "if the experiment leaves us worse off than we are, there will be profit in that demonstration," and, further, asserts that thus far "the recommendation...
...Harvard team has met with varying success, at times showing signs of ability, and again falling down before mediocre opponents. The men have the proper spirt, however, and deserve the support of the University. Although the game is played in Boston, let it be a Harvard, and not a public affair...