Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...team, then, has done all it could. What it now needs is the feeling that every man in college is back of it, ready to give his most loyal support. There are few more impressive scenes than the send-off of a 'varsity team. The effect on each player is deep and lasting, more so than any individual can understand who has not been on a 'varsity team. As this is true, and everybody knows it is true, let not a single man fail to be on hand several minutes ahead of time, ready to do his share towards helping...
...that college spirit is fair enough to stand sturdily by an umpire in resolutely ruling out every man who shows himself no gentlemen. Here is the remedy-a general sentiment among players themselves against "slugging" and absolute determination in umpires to rule it out, and, we may add, hearty support of umpires by students. More specifically, much may be done by the three great games this season to put an end to this unfair, unmanly "slugging." These three games, if rightly conducted, can kill it beyond possibility of its reappearance. Here is certainly a chance where all the colleges...
...would take the greatest delight in an hour's skating, if they had it here on the grounds. It would be but slight expense and if it could be done in no other way, it would be pretty safe to say that the students would gladly contribute enough to support it. Some one should take the lead in the matter, and we shall be very glad to further it in any way we may be able...
...desirable to form a league with the primary object of further organizing the growing dissatisfaction with current political methods, now observable among the best classes of all parties, into active and concerted opposition. Of the fifty who replied, forty thought that such a movement would meet with the support of the educated classes as represented by college men, and thirty men in as many institutions of learning have offered their services to aid in the work of organization...
...Hall for a few minutes and then left. But some visitors come and remain there for an hour, merely to watch us eat, as if we were wild animals in a cage at the menagerie. I feel assured that an order closing the gallery during mealtime would receive the support of a majority of the members of the Dining Association...