Word: better
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...work of the Senior crews have so far been rather lifeless. The Weld crew is, perhaps, a trifle the faster and rows better together. The Weld Juniors have the common fault of not finishing the stroke well and are also slow at the catch. The Newell Juniors have a tendency to rush their slides and also hang at the catch. Irregularity in attendance has been harmful to the Weld Sophomores. They nevertheless row well together, but fail to get a powerful and finished stroke. The Newell Sophomores are making a fair showing, but have most of the faults noticeable...
...Freshman squad practiced in the cage. Following batting practice, the men were drilled in fielding grounders and in running men down between bases. The batting work was better than usual, but the rest of the practice showed little improvement. N. S. Bartlett '03, coached the squad...
...Harvard speakers presented their case with greater clearness and better emphasis than did the Yale men, and argued upon more vital points. The Yale team laid much stress on rather visionary difficulties. Harvard's central claim of absolute justice on the part of the European power they scarcely attempted to meet...
...opposed to the proposition of the affirmative because it is a radical departure from our policy of the past three quarters of a century. The strength of the Monroe Doctrine lies in the fact that we have allowed no exception, no opening wedge. There is many a better pretext for taking land than an unpaid claim. For the principle of seizing land in payment of money claims is absolutely unjustified by the precedents of civilized nations. In the cases the affirmative have cited land was seized by war, not by the award of an arbitration of tribunal. If we allow...
...Some Aspects of Matthew Arnold," by H. L. Warner, shows a remarkable maturity of method and fine critical insight. The value in criticism of a criticism, however, might be questioned. A one act play, "The Ingrate," had better been a story. As it is the excessive detail and labelling of characters detract from the effectiveness of the incident. The ending just misses being of exceptional power. "Everyman," by Laird Bell is an uncommonly sane judgment of the play of that name...