Word: bearings
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...heat and excitement of today's competitions we must bear in mind one thing. We have pledged ourselves not to be carried away by athletic diversions to the injury of our studies, and we have organized ourselves through an undergraduate committee for the attainment of this object. Until the committee announces its plans, we can do no more that abide by the spirit of the petition. A word to the wise is sufficient...
...undergraduate petition to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will be delivered at the meeting this afternoon. At an early hour last evening 1500 names had been signed to the petition, which had taken a second start and was growing rapidly. Before it is handed in it promises to bear the names of considerably more than three-fourths of the entire undergraduate body...
Curtailment, further handicap, more lead to the anchor. It's as absurd as it is typical. If that small, quaint, and old-fashioned distinction of issue between victory and defeat be not forgotten, if it bear any weight with those men in whom the injudicious restraint of athletics now lies, or if they are affected in any way by the existence of conditions which breed all over the country a broadcast belittlement of the University, why in the name of conscience and common sense don't they either abolish absolutely or let alone...
...impossible, the question confronts the Athletic Committee of making the compromise which will be most satisfactory to the University as a whole. They have submitted such a proposal. The question now arises: Is this the most satisfactory solution of the difficulty? Is it fair that the minor sports should bear the whole brunt of this curtailment? Hockey, basketball, and the other minor sports have always furnished exercise and recreation for a large number of men who are unable to take part in the major sports. The total number of men who take part in minor sports...
...understanding between France and England brought an important influence to bear at Algeciras, and was greatly facilitated by the attitude of the British representative; it had a radical effect on the positions of Italy and Spain. The relations between France and England may be termed dynamic rather than static, and they are to a great extent dependent on the policy pursued by France in Morocco. It should be understood, however, that the agreement is a first-class diplomatic instrument rather than an alliance...