Word: seriousness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...carrier of light waves--of verse, stories, and the occasional essay. If the old Advocate was a bit ponderous, the new Advocate--is it my years?--seems to me not quite heavy enough. But when I come to examine the component parts of this issue, there are really no serious faults to find--no faults, I am sure, of which the editors themselves are not perfectly well aware. The editorial on the after-glow of the Yale game is wholly to the point. It might, to be sure, have been a generous touch to add to the refreshing though that...
...institution of learning is to provide intellectual training. There are ways and ways of bringing this about, of course, but the fundamental way on which Harvard University as well as most of the universities of today was founded, is to provide a wholesome and keen enthusiasm for serious mental effort for the sake of the people who enter its doors. Other activities and aspects of the life have their value, largely in proportion to the moderation with which they are practiced, but it remains for the intellectual efforts and ambitions to be the basis for a college's real excuse...
...spirit of success has been felt by everyone, and everyone should foster this spirit by taking some part in the outdoor work. The teams would be benefited thereby, for the general physique of the University would be improved. The Freshman team has shown what can be accomplished by serious and determined effort. It completely outplayed and defeated a team which outweighed it fifteen pounds per man. This year there have been three coaching staffs, University, second team, and Freshman, all under the direction of Coach Haughton, who planned his entire campaign last summer...
...afternoon and watched the practice. He was not in his football clothes, however, and his arm is in a sling. It is still doubtful whether or not he will be able to play in the Yale game. Burr was hurt in practice on October 30, and the injury proved serious enough to keep him in the Infirmary for ten days. His place at left guard has been filled by Dunlap...
Such cutting is excessive. The Council feels that it is too serious a neglect of College duties, and that the attendance this year should be greatly improved...