Word: thingness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...various times in putting the ball in play which protracted the game; for all that, however, the play was interesting and promised well for the future. The work of the freshmen, while not of course nearly so good as we expect later in the season, was encouraging. The chief thing to be regretted about the match was the small number of men who were in attendance. The freshmen certainly ought to show more interest in the work of their eleven. It must be remembered that as a general thing training is after all dreary work and that a little encouragement...
...address was concerning "What the students can do for the college." The first idea of the average student on being asked this question, would be, that he might best serve his college by excelling in athletics, but while it is a good thing to excel in body, in strength and in health, only a few can possibly serve the college in this way. There are other ways for you to serve the college. Harvard represents a peculiar policy of government; a policy which gives freedom to its students and which can only be successful as its results are successful. Students...
...system of voluntary attendance with its absence of petty punishments is a good thing because the attendant is more regular and willing than under any other system. For this reason every man ought to do his best to support the policy, for it is the reports which are spread concerning individual cases which do the most harm...
...college during the few remaining weeks when candidates for the nine may be practiced. Yale, we believe, makes very considerable gain be her policy of playing games during the fall season, and there seems to us no valid reason why this policy should not be adapted at Harvard, One thing is certain-a victorious nine this college year means work, and from the nature of the case the chances will be bettered by every game that is played. The matter we believe deserves the attention of the baseball management...
...Exeter eleven which will play on Jarvis this afternoon is said to be a trifle inferior to the teams of previous years. The men are as a general thing ligh, but they are said to play with a deal of snap...