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...future. He pointed out that in order to turn out a winning team it was absolutely necessary that every man who was physically able should try for the team and make the very best of his advantages. For two years Harvard has lost what used to be considered a certain victory. It is time to brace up and profit by mistakes. The first effort must be to develop the full strength of the University and not to go into the games with a crippled team...
Judging from the rude and puerile conduct of certain members of Fine Arts 4, it would seem that such a course in manners should be prescribed, for evidently a sense of decorum can not be inspired in these individuals by the mere association with gentlemen...
...810th regular meeting of the Natural History Society will be held in University 16 this evening at 7.30 p. m. The papers will be: Remarks on the natural history of certain little-explored regions: Northern Canada, Frank Russell; Australia, A. G. Mayer; Venezuela, W. H. Phelps. Shingles will be delivered to new members who have paid their dues...
...were to make myself nominally a graduate student? In the latter case, according to Harvard's contention, it would at once become entirely proper for me to be a member of the debating team. I should be disposed to consider that an 'abuse,' but it would have a certain merit as a practical reduction ad absurdum of Harvard's position...
...responsible to them, and that they therefore have a right to know what it is doing in all important matters. They realize however that intercollegiate athletics are not conducted as frankly and openly as true amateur sport demands they should be, and concede that a certain amount of secrecy is unfortunately still necessary. But they believe that they should have been informed, for example, of the pending negotiations with Yale, and should have some knowledge of the progress of those negotiations which concern them so nearly. Some part of the correspondence it probably is advisable to with hold temporarily...