Word: viewing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...bicycle races. Cricket surely has as strong a claim as any of the smaller sports, and possibly the strongest. With tennis it would fill out the list of sports which ought to be considered as a whole in deciding the athletic superiority of one college over the other. In view of the fact that Yale could undoubtedly organize a representative team, it would be greatly to her advantage and to Harvard's for her to accept the challenge...
...communication published in yesterday's CRIMSON appears to us to take a view of the dual league question which is theoretically admissible, but does not take into consideration the actual facts. Our correspondent is mistaken in writing,- "Without any agreement or any red tape we have a league de facto." Unfortunately, we have no league in any sense of the word. In the present athletic crisis we need some definite understanding with Yale assuring annual contests between the two colleges. We cannot afford to withdraw finally from the Intercollegiate Athletic association without making some provision for future contests...
Seven or eight years ago the Bicycle club held a race meet which was largely attended, but was considered objectionable on account of the presence of professionals Last year they held another meet, so successful from an athletic point of view that it will be repeated this year. The meet last year did not draw a very large crowd of lookers-on but it made good sport. One race which was considered especially successful was the inter-scholastic race, intended to rouse interest in cycling at preparatory schools...
...especial pleasure and he often said "Americans should pay especial attention to their lawns, for, as the country is new. There need be no limit to their extent." Jefferson's own lawns were beautifully situated for they extended west many acres in front of the house, and the view to the west commanded the country for one hundred miles as far as the Alleganies. It was Jefferson's idea to make himself perfectly independent, a true country gentleman, and hence it was that on his estate dwelt blacksmith, carpenter, slaves, etc.- a miniature village. From this...
...American the best place for study is America since the conditions of practice of medicine abroad are such as to give the man who later seeks to practice at home much to learn from a personal point of view...