Word: things
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...college from going in a body in one procession or the other. The Union canvass has decided the question and the college is going in the Republican procession. Those who go, and we see no reason why it should not be every man, go for the enjoyment of the thing and not because they are aiding or defeating anybody's election...
...result of the tennis tournament at Hartford has been received by the college with great surprise. If there was one thing which Harvard seemed reasonably sure of winning, that one thing was the intercollegiate tennis tournament. To be defeated in that is disappointing, but doubly so when we realize that it is the old story over again, "defeated by Yale." To be sure our representatives had very hard luck. The accident which happened to one of our players was unavoidable and might well be termed a good example of Harvard luck. We sincerely hope the accident well not prove serious...
...Amherst the men began practice in football on Monday. The first thing of interest will be a series of foot ball games for the class championship of the college. If these games show that there is enough good material and that the students at large are heartily interested in them, the management will select a team to represent the whole college in outside contests. If proper men and enthusiasm are found wanting Amherst will not be represented on the foot ball field during the coming season...
...active, energetic policeman could stop all this. It might be a hard fight at first, but in a few months the thing would be accomplished. We happen to know that at Princeton there is a man for this purpose, and that the mucker nuisance does not exist there. Such a man could also take charge of the police force at all games, and see that the crowds are kept out-which certainly has never been done yet. Successful thefts have been made through the windows of ground floor rooms, and it is a wonder there are not more; these would...
...with college life, the first freshman class meeting has long held the palm. Within recent years, however, these meeting have been so quiet and orderly that regrets have been expressed at the lack of excitement for the spectators who kindly attend. Determined to rectify this this sad state of things, '88, the so-called freshman class, went to work last evening with a will which evening with a will which even the sanctity of old Boylston could not withstand Remembering the old saying, "A thing well begun is half done," the freshmen colleged like a flock of sheep before...