Word: supported
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hope that the petition will eventually be granted, though the well-known opposition of the Overseers to athletics may prove a temporary obstacle. The only thing for us to do is to persevere; we have good arguments to back us, a liberal-minded faculty to deal with, and the support of unbiased Alumni...
...audience was most satisfactory both in numbers and in the hearty support given the clubs. Nearly all the members received encores, partly due to a number of upper-classmen in the gallery, who showed their appreciation by prolonged applause...
...other musical societies of Harvard. It would be a great pity if the part taken by the Pierian in the May concert should not be a success, and it would be a still greater pity if the faithful members should find themselves so handicapped next fall by lack of support from the upperclassmen that they could not find heart to attempt a revival of the society. The fault lies, we believe, with the older members who have allowed their attention to be drawn off by other things. At any rate, it is upon the shoulders of the members from Eighty...
...cricket eleven meets the University of Pennsylvania on Holmes Field next June. If one or two more colleges could be induced to devote some attention to this invigorating sport, there is no reason why a championship series could not be begun-one which would attract the universal interest and support of the college. Cricket has obtained such a firm footing here that Harvard's chances of success ought certainly to be of the best...
...been in vogue at my own university. The leader of my class shortly after entering upon his sophomore work died of brain fever. The brightest light of the class of '78 was on the point of being graduated with highest honors. His overwork for scholarships and other means of support had brought on severe headaches. A few weeks before commencement he became violently insane and died before his class graduated. My own room-mate in his efforts to retain his scholarship neglected exercise and all relaxation. During his senior year he was obliged to leave college in a vain attempt...