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...last. As for playing only one game, and that in New York, undergraduates, graduates, and the athletic committee, are solidly opposed to such an arrangement, and will not consider it. The games are played for the benefit of the colleges, not the New York public and Harvard men will insist upon having a match upon their college grounds. It Yale prefers New York to New Haven, she may choose the former. It is absurd to argue that New York is neutral ground. Geography and college representation both emphatically deny this. On the special student question, also, Harvard men are united...
...been mainly a test of physique, after this it will be more a test of brains. The men have reached a stage which almost any man can reach by spending the necessary time; they will now begin on work which only picked men can master. Mr. Alexander will insist on men rowing with their heads. It has been said that in rowing men the essentials for success are in the proportion of brains 75 per cent., pluck, 20 per cent, and strength 5 per cent. Freshmen seldom appreciate this fact. They would be surprised to find how many small...
From an article printed in today's issue it will be seen that the Exeter nine acknowledges a satisfactory explanation from the '91 team, but insist that the 'Varsity and second nines have treated them indifferently. We are sure that the 'varsity have not done anything that can not be satisfactorily explained and that the trouble originated entirely from a misunderstanding. We assure the Exonian that it's repeated charges of Harvard's indifference to Exeter athletics are entirely false. Harvard men realize the importance of developing material in Exeter and anything that leads to an opposite opinion is contrary...
...insist on this view of the question. It is not because we do not wish to row Yale, far from it. Harvard would be only too glad to row the Yale freshmen this year, if possible, but Columbia must be beaten, and in admitting a third crew we endanger our chances for success...
...more general interest. It shows that the only channels by which student opinion can find expression are the college papers; but that the graduates, the overseers, and the faculty, who especially should be in fluenced, seldom read the papers. It calls upon the students to recognize and insist upon their position, and thus compel outsiders to "turn to the papers that they may learn at leastone side of every question...