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...will not stand by Harvard, it is right for Harvard to support her principles alone. This, says the communication, has been done successfully in educational matters. It proposes a practical test of the proposition, claiming that "if the experiment leaves us worse off than we are, there will be profit in that demonstration," and, further, asserts that thus far "the recommendation has been but feebly challenged on its intrinsic merits...
Suppose as the communication suggests, we have done with theory and try. We cannot see the profit derived from placing ourselves in a position that will be bound to handicap us enormously and send our teams into contests with small hope of victory. We shall have simply crippled ourselves by a useless theoretical experiment...
...nature to appeal to a restricted class of men. Through no fault of the representative from Germany we have been unable to accord him the reception which his reputation and services would justify. His courses have, however, been of inestimable value to the men who have been able to profit by them; and we hope that he will not leave Cambridge with the impression that his efforts have met with poor appreciation. The professors who come to us from Germany offer subjects which, under our elective system, are of interest to a limited number of men, and their reward must...
...past--have shown us that we do not lack men with enough sand and skill to deserve to be on winning teams. What we do lack each year is the benefit of the past year's experience. Football coaches are no different from other men in their failure to profit by the experience which others, have had. In order to gain a fund of practical coaching experience and football knowledge which can put our teams into the running again, we must have at the head of our football one man whose circumstances and interest allow him to be a permanent...
...doubt they feel justified in earning their livelihood by this means. But the professional speculator is not on the last of those entitled to receive tickets, and we must conclude that a few graduates or undergraduates have sought to make their connection with the University a source of dishonorable profit. The temptation is no doubt greater for some than for others, but need of the proceeds does not justify this sort of ticket speculation...