Word: withdrawals
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...persons, and that of this number 87 left college at or before the end of the year, and 42 were dropped to a lower class. In other words, it appears that one person in nine failed to maintain his place in college. The majority of those who leave altogether withdraw voluntarily; but they do so because they become satisfied after trial that they have not health or capacity enough to meet the demands of the college, or, if they are poor, that their chances of success in college work are too slight to warrant them in incurring debt. The Dean...
...manage their athletics to suit themselves, thus giving them an enthusiasm which goes far toward insuring victory, at Harvard with the brilliant athletic record she hied until within the last few years, the men should be hampered whichever way they turn, with the ultimate prospect of being obliged to withdraw from athletics altogether...
...effects of the committee's action which will be mainly criticized. Let us, then, for a moment, consider these. The direct result of the new regulation will be that Harvard will withdraw from the base ball league this year and from the Mott Haven games next season. Unless a dual league is formed, therefore, we will be out of all systematized intercollegiate athletics, since in view of the new regulation Princeton will hardly propose a triple league. But after all, what of this? Hardly such dire results, we believe, as some fear. Harvard certainly has never been in so favorable...