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...going to preach the gospel of organization tonight. Give the new organization a chance. Do not find fault with it. If we get beaten the first year, give the organization a chance the second, if we get beaten the second, give it a chance the third. If we persevere we will win. It is with us, middle-aged men whose youth lies in the remote past, it is upon us that the responsibility rests...
Lack of form was naturally the chief fault, most of the speakers being either lifeless or afflicted with bad manneriems. Furthermore they failed to get into close sympathy with their audience, by addressing them directly and forceably...
...considering the supposed fault in the reform plan for class election, that it would be unfair not to allow a man to compete for two such offices as marshal and chorister, the editor evidently overlooked the fact that in the actual working of the old system, this same fault exists. Did a man defeated for one office, under the old system have a fair chance to succeed as a candidate for any other place? A simple exposition of the working of the old caucus system,- the system that will be in operation if the reform is not adopted,- answers this...
...only possible fault to be found with this edition is that the act and scene is not indicated in the running head of each page, which is somewhat inconvenient...
...were supposed to be the weakest point in Harvard's line, proved unexpectedly strong, and time and again while trying to circle Harvard's ends the Yale's backs were thrown for a loss. The ends of both elevens were apt to overrun the backs on punts, but this fault also was due to the condition of the gridiron. The tackles and guards at first let Yale's backs through for frequent gains, but towards the end sized up their opponents' play and held for downs in good shape...