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...much pleasure this year; but only in so far as pleasure is compatible with our own comfort. Of course no strictly honest Yale man could express himself of any other desire than to have you go back to Cambridge well beaten. On the other hand, we really do want the game to be a good one, both close and thrilling. The fact that odds are approximately even indicates that such will be the case. Although even odds give no feeling of comfort or security to either party, they unquestionably furnish a stimulating excitement to the nervous system...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Enter: Harvard. | 11/28/1916 | See Source »

...necessary and desired amount of recreation to get in, when he so invariably exclaims, "No time for reading!" But just a moment: Did it ever occur to you that after all in this very busy life of ours we do somehow manage to squeeze in the things we want most? No dodging...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Time for Reading. | 11/23/1916 | See Source »

...week do we plead, "No time for reading"? Of course, it goes without saying that we can't have something for nothing in this world, and if we could, it wouldn't be worth much. Every day we pay some sort of coin for the things we want--and that without a murmur! If reading is one of the things we want most--well, just between us, don't you think the fellow who begs "No time for reading!" usually means "No inclination"--whether he knows that is what he means or not? Daily Illini

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Time for Reading. | 11/23/1916 | See Source »

...landscape equally mournful. Now this is actually to condemn not merely individual consistency of mood but the consistency in spirit of an entire nation throughout the ages. Did she expect Spain to cast off her mourning and giggle? Did she seek for a soda fountain in Segovia? Did she want the devil on the church steeple? If she did I call her a fool, if she did not I place her in the ranks of those who fail to recognize, calling it theatrical, that most holy thing, austerity...

Author: By C. G. Paulding ., | Title: Austerity Characteristic of Zuloaga Pictures in Boston | 11/22/1916 | See Source »

Tomorrow morning the delegates will visit the University and will be shown about the grounds by guides. The Oakley Country Club grounds will also be at the disposal of those who do not want to visit the University. From 12.30 to 1.30 o'clock a buffet luncheon will be served at the Union, at which the delegates will be guests...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD CLUBS CONVENE | 11/17/1916 | See Source »