Word: worde
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cricket eleven made a splendid record last year, winning every match it played. This fact alone should awaken a strong interest in the game here without any word from us. The management of the eleven, however, is in need of money, and we want to urge men to give heartily the little support the cricket team asks. It is strongly desired that men should subscribe by joining the Association, for they will thus aid the club not only financially but also by personal support...
...advantages of the sight reading system and points out the good tendencies of the method now recognizable. The endeavors of the faculty to improve the teaching of elementary science in the secondary schools is next touched upon, and the results of voluntary chapel exercises come in for a word of comment. On this much-mooted question, President Eliot says: "The experience of the year indicates that all these services can be usefully and honorably maintained on the method of voluntary attendance. Religious interest among the students has undoubtedly increased with the abandonment of prescribed attendance, and the serious-minded students...
...interesting throughout, but particularly in the use of one expression "effective moral opinion." There is a great deal of opinion here which has not the courage to raise its head, and so becomes ineffective. Recently Professor Adler spoke in Sander's Theatre and impressed upon his hearers the word activity. If that lesson could be taken a little more to heart there would be a great change for the better in our scholastic institutions, in our athletics, and in our morals. We think that the president brought out the real truth in this matter in his lecture Monday evening...
...lest the umpire think him too low; and as for a fair hip tackler-the best, by the way, of any method, because surest, and less likely to injure the man-he has been practically shut out altogether. A captain is almost afraid to call out the old watch-word "Tackle low," lest the umpire and the crowd think he is advocating something unfair. Again, regarding high tackling, while it is not a good way to get at a runner, nor at all a sure way, there is no rule forbidding...
...Wellesley which leaves the Boston and Albany R. R. Depot at 5.55. If it is decided to go by train, a notice to that effect will be posted in Bartlett's window at 12 o'clock. Members who are unable to attend to-night's concert will leave word at Mr. Whipple's room, No. 5 Stoughton, before 12. If we go by train, the manager will provide tickets. No man will be afterwards paid for a ticket which he purchases himself...