Word: two
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...College. The fielding on the Harvard side was brilliant, Coolidge and Nunn making fine fly-catches, and Olmstead accepting fourteen chances on first base without an error. Knowles' delivery proved very annoying to the Beacons, and Stevens gave him excellent support behind the bat. With a little practice these two men will form a strong addition to the Nine, if not for this year surely for subsequent ones. Lloyd batted finely for the Beacons, and Campbell in the field made a long running fly-catch. The following is the score...
SCENE IN U. 5. - Two profusely polite Sophomores accidentally approach the Secretary's bar at the same time, and each backs out with many apologies...
...suggested by Captain Trimble that permanent quarters be built for the crews adjacent to their boat-houses, and he submitted plans providing for two one-story houses having twelve sleeping-rooms, commodious kitchens, and such other conveniences as boating experience suggests. The suggestions are held under advisement. Should it be decided not to build quarters for the crews, Harvard will occupy those she had last year. Yale is unable to secure her old quarters, and must seek new ones...
...Committee will let any boat with oars, for the exclusive use of a crew, at reasonable rates. Two four-oared boats have already been let in this...
...two chief objects of the new system of Honours are: to incite students to greater effort for good scholarship, and to reward men who are, it is said, unjustly deprived of reward. The effect in the first respect will be, on the contrary, to diminish the total amount of true scholarship among the students. The value of honours under the new plan will be much less than that of the present ones. The very value of graduating honours at present is that there is a general interest as to who obtains them; there will be much less interest taken...