Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Though the Canadian game of ice hockey which has been introduced this year instead of polo has aroused considerable interest, it has scarcely received the general support that could be wished. This is possibly due to the inconvenience of going some distance to practice, and to the inevitable irregularity of practice owing to weather changes...
...advocated the club as a means of bringing out more fully the democratic spirit for which Harvard has always stood, by lessening the evils of individualism, and welding all into one compact mass of Harvard men. The club would do this, he said, for it has the unqualified support of society and non-society men alike, who all wish to see a united University. The speaker moved the appointment by the class presidents of a committee of five, to consist of two Seniors, two Juniors and one Sophomore, whose duty it shall be: First, to canvass the University to find...
...back up the athletic teams. To do this, a genuine, whole souled Harvard spirit must be created in which there is no division of interests, but one united enthusiasm. The University Club is the force which better than any other can bring this about; for it would have the support of all students, and would be the centre of University activity...
...Understanding that the graduate committee now in existence, which has the subject of a University Club under consideration, does not feel sure of undergraduate support, we wish by our action tonight to assure them of that support as emphatically as we are able, requesting that they give the matter immediate consideration, and communicate with us thereon as soon as possible...
...these questions of detail can be satisfactorily settled, it goes without saying that a single strong club will enjoy greater prestige, and receive stronger support than does either of the clubs today. Rivalry between class clubs is an excellent thing, but we do not think that it can ever be made very profitable between clubs which profess to cover exactly the same field...