Word: supporters
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this year. The crew consists of Howell, '83, stroke; Bird, '85, No. 3; Jennison, '83, No. 2; Baker, '83, bow. Our trainer, Geo. Lee, assures us that our men will do us credit in the coming season; and with this assurance, the college is ready to give hearty support to the crew. Captain Jennison has accepted the invitation to the Lake George regatta, and the orange and black will probably join in the struggle there next month...
Quite a number of spectators saw the freshman nine defeated by a picked nine from '84 on Holmes field yesterday. The freshmen, however, were minus their regular pitcher and catcher. We wish them the best success this afternoon, and hope their classmates will support them in good numbers...
...tutoring classmates, $1 per hour; for tutoring those in classes below him, $2 per hour; while a graduate tutor usually gets $3 per hour. These prices vary, of course; but this is the average. Many a man has entirely paid his way through Harvard by tutoring, and many graduates support themselves there during their post-graduate studies in the same way. Tutoring is not confined to lazy or dull men. Sometimes a smart scholar, wishing to devote all his time to one branch of study, and being compelled to pass examinations in other branches, will tutor up in the latter...
From the facts already given it will be seen that it is perfectly feasible for a Harvard student to support himself while in college if he has the brains which would support him outside. These facts, also, ought to go far toward impressing the community with the idea-novel, to be sure, but still true-that a great portion of the students at Harvard are laborious and hard-working-not too proud to toil for their daily bread, and not too lazy to do honest work...
...heartily second the request presented by the manager of the freshman nine in another column, that a large number of the class accompany the nine tomorrow to Andover, and lend their support to their classmates in their game at that place. The recent victories of the nine, although not especially significant so far as relates to the prospects of a game with Yale, are yet deserving of cordial commendation and praise. As the Crimson has stated, it may be very likely that the previous poor playing of the freshmen was due in a large measure to weak support from...