Word: understanding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...twenty-minute half, Miller made a fair catch off Stothers' punt within five yards of the middle of the field, and Johnson tried for goal. He succeeded, making a wonderfully correct kick. Score, 5-0. During the first half the backs were continually in the way, and failed to understand what should be done...
...matter of great importance for the University. A similar plan has been arranged for a Loan Library of text-books. Almost everybody has a shelf full of old text-books of which he would be glad to make any disposition that might be useful to some one; and we understand that text-books of any sort are most earnestly desired. It is not too much to ask that every student, in leaving his room for the vacation, should consider whether he has not some piece of furniture and some books which he can contribute to this very worthy purpose...
...department is devoted to a discussion of freshman athletics, in which nothing new on the subject is developed. It would certainly seem that some other subject could be more profitably treated. The unfortunate freshman ball game at New Haven has already been thoroughly discussed, and it is hard to understand what is to be gained by a mere rehearsal of the very uninteresting story again. We should think that the college would want to forget the whole unfortunate affair as soon as possible. And as for the alleged apathy of the class in supporting its crew, it would seem that...
...cannot understand such a state of affairs. Surely Ninety-two has not made an enviable record, has not given the college reason to be proud of it in any respect save in its football victory last fall! After the detestable action of its nine at New Haven, comes the announcement that the class will not support the crew. We are accustomed to regard the freshman class as one to recruit the ranks of our 'varsity teams, to fill places of importance in after college years, to keep up Harvard's reputation. But of what use is a class that...
...understand that at present, but twelve Ninety-two men have signed the book at Leavitt's. We urge every freshman to make it his duty to go to New Haven. The time required is little and the expense moderate, while the help to the nine will be immeasurable...