Word: thanks
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Last night's celebration was the most remarkable one that Cambridge has ever seen. No athletic victory has ever before called out a procession of such length, or decorations on such a scale. It was simply marvelous, so great was the enthusiasm on all sides. But above all we thank President Eliot for his speech, which, since he so seldom speaks on athletic matters, was a great part of the celebration. Those other Professors who spoke will also always be remembered when last evening is spoken of. The evening never will be forgotten by those now in college...
...wish publicly to thank Dr. Conant for the personal interest which he has taken in the eleven; his advice and skill contributed no small amount toward the victory. Everyone has been talking about the excellent condition of the Harvard eleven, a fact which is entirely due to his experience and wisdom...
...members from the present junior class determined to raise the society into an active existence. Rooms nearer the yard have been obtained and fitted up with all the ordinary convenience of a club. This evening the club house will be formally opened. All members of the Institute must thank '92 for reviving this old institution, and their action will also receive the benediction of the graduates, many of whom remember the Institute of 1770 as the best of college societies...
...take this opportunity, now that the term has drawn almost to a close, to thank the graduates who have been acting all this spring as coaches to the university and freshman crews. They have given their time and services without stint in a difficult and fatiguing task. They have devoted themselves untiringly to the interests of Harvard, sacrificing their private pleasure to the welfare of the university. College men must not look on thoughtlessly, as many are apt to do, and consider it all a matter of course. They must remember the debt of gratitude due to those less conspicuous...
...members of the base ball graduate advisory committee, also, the thanks of the university are due. This committee has shown so deep an interest in the progress of the nine that its members have acted personally as coaches. They have made it evident that the slipshod methods of the past two years are no longer in vogue at Harvard, but that an earnest endeavor to win has been infused into the nine and is making every man play his best. Under their influence the nine has improved steadily, and regained the confidence of the college; and base ball has taken...