Word: supporting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Resolved, That we, as members of the Pi Eta Society unanimously favor the formation of a University Club and promise our hearty support to the movement...
...have already shown, in a former issue, that a club which is so to speak independent, without any claim upon the support and recognition of a class, must necessarily be a personal affair, far weaker than one which can be labelled with the class name, and can be presented to the class as a responsibility not to be escaped. Another practical advantage of such an organization would be, that any man could join by merely signing his name, and thus avoid running the gauntlet of a trial debate followed by an election...
Such a club as proposed will not interfere with the present existing societies nor will they interfere with it. The club will never suffer for lack of support by the best men in the University, and such as would disdain to frequent it are of a class discreditable to any society and unworthy of recognition by their fellow students...
...effort which is being made this fall to promote the interest of the Freshman class in track athletics is most deserving of support and the 'Varsity management should do its utmost to further the plan, without fear of wasting time or energy. As before announced, the plan is to divide the Freshmen into squads to contest for their class championship in the Freshman fall games. Upper-class men have been appointed to canvass special sections of the class thoroughly in order to bring out as much material as possible. The object is, as in the Weld Boat Club, to establish...
...more than a small portion of the debating resources which might be at their disposal. In other words, they are not ruly representative, and it is not likely that they ever will be. For most men cannot hope to speak on a 'Varsity debate and feel no obligation to support the clubs. They debate for personal ends...