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...ideal that he should know his subject so thoroughly as to be able to take part in a debate with Yale or Princeton with nothing committed to memory, with nothing rigidly predetermined, but with the whole question clear in his mind, every argument at his tongue's end, alert, ready to adapt his reasoning closely to that of his opponents. Indeed, to inculcate in him this ideal, and, more immediately, to direct his work so that time and energy may not be wasted,--are the functions of the coach. How well these two functions have been performed is shown...
Kidder for his kicking. Mills, Hurley, Leatherbee, Sard and Randall, for their ground gaining and Elkins for his generalship and alert playing, were especially prominent in the game; but every man on the team exhibited on admirable spirit and all equally deserve the credit of winning...
...country. Of the $7,000,000 recently spent in one year by the municipal government of London, not one penny went for other than honest purposes. This showing is remarkable; the credit for it belongs wholly to the existence every-where in England and her colonies, of an active, alert, public opinion...
Here we have the root of the entire matter. Consider for a moment the un-impeachable conduct of British colonial officials, separated by thousands of miles from the home government. The only thing that keeps their actions always above reproach is an active, alert, public opinion, no less evident in India than in London itself. Freedom of the press there has a real meaning, for the columns of the daily newspapers are used constantly by a watchful public as one means of securing faithful public servants. This is brought about by incessant criticism and fault-finding, that to the American...
...running back of punts was very creditable for a rainy day. In the line Campbell did the best work. He made some very good tackles, and several times broke up the second team's plays before they reached the line. Farley at right end was slow. He was not alert enough in watching the plays and seemed unable to do any effective work. He was especially slow in getting down under punts. Bowditch and Ristine had the same faults. Fincke handled the ball well, making only one poor pass, and got down the field quickly on punts. At centre Sargent...