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...Collins, treacherously surprised, died a victim to the anarchism that he tried to quell. But it will long be remembered how he kept "firing till his revolver was emptied" nor will his final great pronouncement that only forgiveness of his murderers would bring peace--a fitting "envol" to a splendid career--be soon forgotten...
...appropriate that this splendid new rink should have been built by subscriptions not only from Princeton men, but from individuals throughout the country. The University has a right to be proud that it leads the list of outside colleges in helping the Baker rink to completion...
...every man on the team outplayed himself and credit cannot hardly be divided. The truth is that in spite of odds, or injuries, or anything else, the team won by sheer will to win, where no critic believed triumph was likely, and so added one more splendid conquest to the list of Harvard's victories over Yale. The motto of the parade last Thursday has changed. "We did beat Yale...
...example to follow. Other colleges to have echoed this thought. The Harvard CRIMSON alone calls his tactics makeshift. Let me say that one of the best parts of Harvard's system is the absolute harmony of every piece of the organization. In that chain of strength the splendid work of the Athletic Association is one of the strongest links. I regret, therefore, that even the CRIMSON should be the one to sound a discordant note. I'm quite sure Mr. Moore with his usual courtesy and fair dealing would quite gladly have given the CRIMSON writer all the time...
...later, when the Allies, disappointed of victory, by every other expedient, turned to that of unified command, by the will of the gods, they found a commander. All this is true, and these are but examples. Equally true is it that others apparently "men of the hour" with splendid schemes conceived, have through lack of some essential quality, failed of success; Kerensky, for instance, to come no nearer our own shores. But to her sorrow Italy has for the last decade, not been gladdened by even a glorious failure. She can boast of many men of talent...