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...coach of the freshman crew has a notice in another column, again urging new candidates, and especially the foot ball men, to try for the freshman crew. We call especial attention to this notice with the hope that the men in Ninety-five will come to a realizing sense of their position. The present material for their crew is exceedingly scant and unpromising. It is hoped that the foot ball material will furnish stronger men; but what is really needed is a more courageous and earnest spirit on the part of the whole class. They cannot expect to accomplish anything...
...invite all members of the University to contribute to this column, but we are not responsible for the sentiments expressed...
...author of the communication in another column seems to us to miss the real point of the proposed joint debate between Harvard and Yale. It is not necessary in a debate that there be a formal decision in order to get all the advantages of a decision. A formal decision would really settle nothing. Every listener must inevitably decide in his own mind as to the merits, of the debaters and no ruling of judges could affect that decision. A formal decision could only add an unpleasant feature to the joint debate wishout bringing any distinct gain. Even what emphasis...
...notice in another column concerning the sale of tickets for the Sanders Theatre concert of the musical clubs needs a word of explanation. Under the old system for the sale of seats anyone could get tickets and as a matter of fact in recent years many very objectionable persons have secured tickets. The result is that both the concert and the dance afterwards in Memorial have steadily lost interest for college men and their friends. This is, of course, very unfortunate and the musical organizations are determined that it shall be stopped. In order to bring about the change which...
With reference to the communication printed in another column it may be said that the writer has mistaken the aim of the Glee Club when he says that it is to awaken an interest in Harvard. It would indeed be delightful to believe that our musical clubs were doing such a great work in the west as to influence people to come or send their boys to Harvard. But it must be acknowledged that this belief would be rather Utopian. A set of musical Harvard men giving concerts and being lionized, however agreeably they might appear, could hardly be expected...