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...trouble is, there are a few men on the team who think their playing is unquestionable in the extreme. If these gentlemen labor under the misapprehension that base-ball is an innate accomplishment, and not the result of hard, steady work they are mistaken, and the sooner they rid their minds of this idea, the better it will be for their reputation in the eyes of the college, and Princeton's chances for the championship. However, we are still in the race, and our hope, though diminished, is by no means desperate. The lesson of last year is still fresh...
...whatever the cause of this pollution is, it seems to us that the water ought not to remain in this condition. Although it may be in a certain sense pleasant, it is not always convenient, to run from this pump to some other place in order to get rid of the disagreeable taste which the water leaves. Yet this is the process which many a thirsty but confiding youth has been through...
...movement toward a higher and broader system of education in Harvard to day, and in particularly the attempts which are being made this year to rid the present system of puerile restrictions and conditions, show their effect nowhere more forcibly than in some of the examination papers prepared for the present mid-year examinations...
...ways of life. There is no unanimity of thought and practice; there is uncertainty as to which ways are the right ways; doubt and confusion prevail. The turmoil unsettles belief. How can we obey the apostle's injuction in such an age as this? If we could be rid of excitement and this Babci of opinion, the talk would be easy...
...wasting about nine tenths of the hot water in the boilers, they proceed to soak, and enjoy life for an hour. Then leaving the tub with evident regret, they dress with a masterly leisure that is only acquired by constant practice. If fortune smiles, the bath-room is well rid of them by six o'clock; if she frowns, the rows of shivering men waiting for their turn, are lucky if it comes at half past...