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...Seniors and others who are finishing their undergraduate course, we would suggest as a factor in all choices the personality and reputation of the instructors. Many men have gone through Harvard, adhering to a rigid schedule of courses or to a crooked line of least resistance determined by snap courses, and have failed altogether to avail themselves of the presence here of some of the most distinguished scholars and teachers of the time. No education can be said to be fully completed here unless it shows the influence of some of these men in whom Harvard is unique...
...game yesterday a slight improvement was noticeable in the work of the Freshmen. More fight and snap than heretofore was shown by the players individually, though little team-work was apparent. The burden of the defence fell on Gardner, for the point and coverpoint were unable to check the opposing forwards effectually. The shooting of the Freshmen forwards was weak...
...consistent work of Huntington at point. The only redeeming feature of the forwards' work was their following back to help the defence; this they did better than in any of the previous games, and accomplished much toward preventing Columbia's scoring. The team has not yet gained the snap and aggressiveness necessary to win the later games of the league series. Many times yesterday the play lagged and at no time did the forwards take the puck down the ice together. Another weakness was the shooting, Hicks missing three tries in the first half which should have counted. Foster...
...willing to believe. The students who will be affected are the ones who are pursuing specialties to the point of narrowness, and the loafers whose exploiting of the elective system leads to mastery of no subject. The specialist will be required to broaden out; the student in pursuit of "snap" courses will be required to concentrate. Both processes will tend to the same end--the turning out of well-rounded men, equally ready to enter on their life-work or to pursue their studies in a graduate school...
...plays before calling the second team into the Stadium. The second team lined up against the first, but only walked through the plays. Particular attention was given to individual faults, the new men, Hooper and L. Withington, being given special attention. The work was fast and full of snap...