Word: blame
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...time of the Harvard-Yale dual games, it becomes both an interesting and a difficult question to decide why the defeat was so decisive. It could not have been entirely because Yale had better men, as a comparison of previous records showed; nor was the slow track entirely to blame, because not only the runners but the high-jumpers, broad-jumpers and pole-vaulters were far below their usual form...
...loyal than those carping critics who tear out imaginary gray hairs over the result, instead of seeking to apply a remedy at the ultimate cause the foolish and lawless spirit which some undergraduates are always bound to show on the occasion of an athletic victory. One might as well blame a man or a newspaper for reporting the account of the Bram murder trial; since this was such a terrible murder and such a disgrace to civilization, why not suppress everything about it? Why not suppress some of the scandalous debates of the U. S. Senate or the House? Surely...
...Moore's exhibition of lantern slides illustrating the Fine Arts of the Renaissance will be very glad to know that, at the remainder of the series of exhibitions, seats will be reserved for members of the University until five minutes before eight. They will hereafter have themselves only to blame if, coming after that time, they are unable to find seats...
...distinctly a wrong impression as to the intention and methods of the Corporation Committee. No body could have the interests of the College more at heart than the men on this committee, or could have treated our committee more courteously. Our committee, on the other hand, was somewhat to blame for not taking more notice of the objections to the character of the exercises at our first joint meeting. Such objections were made and were reported to the class through the CRIMSON. Since the objections discussed at this meeting were principally against the seats, our committee thought that...
...also wish success to the Freshman eleven. It has also been unfortunate in many ways. It has had practically no support from the class and if it is defeated this afternoon the class will be largely to blame unless the support is better than it has been. This is the last chance this year for Nineteen hundred to show that it is at all interested in its eleven. The class has an opportunity to retrieve itself and to help the eleven win. We are curious to know whether or not the class will attend the game and show its loyalty...