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...aside from the consideration of the gain we might reasonably expect from this reform, Harvard love of truth ought to impel '97 men, as soon as the evil of slate election is brought to their notice, to take prompt action to insure that the honors they are about to bestow be fairly and honestly won. There will be close contests for some places; friends will solicit votes for their favorites; that is inevitable. There should be, however, no more iron-clad pledging of men, in clubs or out, to support a man for a particular office merely because his name...
...raised his voice in protest against the action of the party which he had loved and served so well. Never did he stand before the people in such a light of clear statesmanship as at this time. Then, while the country was admiring the man, and seeming about to bestow further honor upon him, his sudden death blighted the promise of so young a life...
...Commonwealth has lost her faithful public servant, her brilliant and lovablecitizen. The nation mourns the great leader, upon whose worth she seemed willing soon to bestow her highest honors. Ours is yet a keener, a deeper sorrow; for to us he was as an elder brother; a wiser, stronger, more mature brother, more worn of the world, yet still young with us in his persistent loyalty to the lofty ideals of our Alma Mater...
...victory. It is difficult to appreciate and generally impossible to grow enthusiastic over the competition in which the brain prevails. We believe, however, that even now the sober praise which Harvard men never deny to scholarly ability is far more significant than the lavish commendation which they so recklessly bestow on the favored athlete. The latter is an affair of the moment, called forth by an enthusiasm which passes away with its immediate cause; the former will last as long as he who has won it shall live to enjoy...
Students feel that it is the duty of the Corporation not only to provide educational advantages but also to see to it that these are made available to the largest number of men possible. Of what good is it to bestow attention on developing the University if, for the lack of attention, the University is slipping away from a large class of those for whom it was intended? The duty of the Corporation, in the eyes of students, is not only to make the University excellent but to keep it accessible...