Word: working
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...preceding issue. The main article, occupying over half the space of the magazine, is a translation contributed by a graduate. While it is perhaps of the greatest intrinsic value of any recent contribution, it seems out of place in a magazine professing to publish "the best literary work that is produced by students of the university." The regular graduate article, written by Mr. Francis C. Lowell, compares "Harvard and the Continental Universities." The author shows that while the German universities invite students to learn, but do not concern themselves farther, Harvard has very different functions. Harvard undertakes "the advancement...
...time for the freshman game with Yale draws nearer the interest of the class in the work of the eleven seems to diminish. Day after day the men play on Divinity field and few of the class are patriotic enough to go out and encourage them. Even at Saturday's game very few spectators were present. This apathy is very discouraging to the captain, coaches and players who are doing their best to produce an eleven which will make a good showing against Yale...
...three concerts would be most beneficial to the orchestra's work and the result would fully make up for the trouble...
Harvard showed much improvement over her game of a week ago, but there were still a large number of weak points. The greatest fault was in the unsteady play; at times the eleven did brilliant work, playing a quick, sharp game, and breaking through and tackling well. At other times, however, affairs were just reversed; the men were slow in dropping on the ball, allowed themselves to be blocked off easily, and failed to hold well in the rushline. There was repeated confusion from a misunderstanding of the signals by the rushline, and the backs frequently went in direct opposition...
...Saxe who ran a short distance. At this point Lee broke through the whole Wesleyan eleven and spurted down the field making a touchdown from the forty-five yard line. Time 22 minutes. No goal. Score 18-2. B. Trafford made a fair catch of Hall's kick. Vigorous work by Lee, Saxe, Stickney and Blanchard brought the players within five yards of Wesleyan's line. On the third down B. Trafford broke through the centre and made a touchdown. Time 25 minutes. No goal. Score 22-2. On the kick off Slayback made a short gain for Wesleyan...