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...evils of rings and bosses are in no sense local and temporary, but general and permanent. A boss is very hard to define. We usually know him when we see him, but to understand how we came to have bosses and what they are, we must first consider the parties in America today. The United States are now governed by two immense corporations, calling themselves the Republican and the Democratic parties. Each party, through control of the primaries by the bosses or rings, becomes dominated by cliques. For no candidates can be chosen at the primaries under boss rule except...
...Sargent is at present trying to arrange to have two basket ball teams from outside the college, composed of men who thoroughly understand the game, play an exhibition match in the Gymnasium, in order that the men here may understand the game better. Two games can be played at the same time in the Gymnasium, one on the floor and one in the cage, while in good weather a third field can be laid out on the asphalt court back of the Gymnasium. Though no regular teams have as yet been organized, scrub teams play every afternoon. Dr. Sargent does...
Those who speak of an American Henley do not appear to me to understand quite what our English Henley...
...both sides alike. Harvard, however, can be separately praised for her perfect stage presence, self-command and form of delivery. In these respects she excelled Yale to a marked degree, and when there is also taken into account her strong line of reasoning and authoritative knowledge, one can easily understand the suspense with which the judges's decision was awaited. Yale's victory seems to be due to the spirit and earnestness of her speakers, and also to their thorough preparation to meet any line of argument at any point, with a concise and exact refutation...
...right not to wear the "H" if they consider their skill of too low a standard. They have no right, however, to remove the "H" when it implies an ungenerous criticism of an honored rival. But every Yale man can afford to pass that by unnoticed, since they readily understand the keen disappointment of your failure...