Word: supporters
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this fact we find the strongest argument for the establishment of what we may call intellectual societies, societies devoted to study and mutual improvement. Such societies cast aside the element of selfishness, and recognize and advance the element of generosity, of intellectual democracy, and the men who faithfully support them are helping themselves, and are helping also to improve and elevate the intellectual life of this college. Only the movements by associations, by clubs and societies, can really make a higher atmosphere. A single man's movement, unless made in conjunction with other men, nine cases out of ten amounts...
...possible difference it can make to Yale whether they play in New York on Thanksgiving or four or five days earlier than that, no one, except themselves, is able to see. If Yale persists in her course, it will look as though it was fear of Princeton rather than support of a great principle which influences such action...
...rushing game, while eighty-seven trusted to the long kicks of her half-backs and the rushing of her quarter-back. Eighty-eight excelled in tackling, but eighty-seven was by far her superior in team play, and with her heavy rush line played a better blocking game. The support which the juniors gave their quarter-back was the noticeable feature of the game. Every man seemed to play for all he was worth, and the game was exciting throughout...
...there is, I should be most happy to have any member of the club to produce it. I can give him all the names be wants for my way of spelling it, whereas I am afraid he would be hard put to obtain seven well-known names who support his spelling. The correct way of spelling the name of the board is "Shakespeare." I happened to come across a theme the other day, on one of our well known authors, in the heading of which the writer of the theme had spelt the name wrong. I have no doubt that...
...that we are calmly willing to admit that we have so little appreciation of the never equalled record of last year's nine, of the Mott Haven teams for the last six-years, that, for lack of a little energy to raise the sum of $4.500, we will not support our previous victories? To say nothing of the want in itself of a Grand Stand, which is greatly felt, it would give a boom to athletics which is much needed at present. Our spirit of over confidence is too great. The mere fact that the Mott Haven Cup has been...