Word: supporting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...gained in prestige, because it has suc- ceeded fairly well in abstaining from head-long plunges into political questions, and that it has lost when it has attempted to mix in such matters as the Venezuelan affair of a few years ago. It may be that Harvard would support Mr. Lehmann, if for no other reason than personal enthusiastic devotion, in a proposal for international boating, or some kindred subject. Whether Harvard should support him on a political question, purely English is open to considerable discussion. Mr. Lehmann in athletic matters is truly one "whom Harvard men can never forget...
...Sophomore debating team defeated the team from the sophomore and freshman classes of Brown University in a debate this evening on the question: "Resolved, That the present policy of the British government in regard to the war in South Africa should receive the full support of the Parliament and people of England." The Harvard team supported the negative, and won through presenting a more logical case, and through superior rebuttal. The Brown debaters were somewhat nervous in rebuttal and failed to meet several of Harvard's arguments, while the chief strength of the Harvard team lay in effective refutation...
...class will debate a team from the sophomore and freshman classes of Brown university in Sayles Memorial Hall, Providence, this evening at 8 o'clock, on the question: "Resolved, That the present policy of the British government in regard to the war in South Africa should receive the full support of the Parliament and people of England." The Harvard team, which will support the negative, is composed of D. A. McCabe, E. W. Baker, J. N. Johnson, and W. Badt alternate. The Brown team is composed of Messrs. Boone '04, Martin '04, Hawkins '05, and Meader '05 alternate...
This year, for the first time, the management has decided to furnish the men with a training table, provided that sufficient funds for its support can be secured...
...drawing out the defense men, was able to score goals which should not ordinarily have been obtained. Harvard made many shots which were either wide of their mark or slid along the ice and were easily stopped. The only encouraging feature of the play was the good support which the forwards gave to the backs...