Word: takings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...said that the freshmen know so little about the study of rhetoric that it was only through the kindness of their instructor who decided not to accept the last examination as a test that they were saved from everlasting disgrace. Another examination in English A will take place to-morrow...
...Republican national convention will take place in Chicago, June...
...whose growth we now learn has been "blasted." It was bad enough to have the words and sentiments of Mr. Beecher misquoted in the daily papers, but when it comes to the CRIMSON and Advocate making this misrepresentation the basis of undignified and personal attack we can but take the stand in Mr. Beecher's defense. Last spring there was a mutual agreement between the college publications at Harvard and Yale to take all statements which appeared in the daily papers concerning college matters with a great deal of charity. If we remember rightly, the CRIMSON and Advocate were...
...words quoted, nor was the sentiment which he wishes to convey, and which he did convey to those present, such as our contemporary would have its readers believe. Captain Beecher did not train his team "to fight the referee," nor did any one who heard what he said take it that way. The idea which he did give was that he had trained his team to win in spite of all obstacles, even if the referee were one of them. If the Harvard papers have reached that state where they wish to stake their pleasant relations with Yale upon such...
...which they are held, only if men go in with a will and train for them faithfully. Every athletic man in college ought to feel that it would be partly his fault if Harvard should fail to win the cup this year, and for that reason ought to take every opportunity to help on the work of the team...