Word: cannot
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- At the risk of laying myself open to the charge of interference with the captain of the 'Varsity eleven, I cannot help, as a graduate, expressing my wonder that the eleven which is to meet Princeton and Yale in the foot-ball field so shortly has not been definitely decided upon long before this. The Yale eleven has been selected for at least two weeks; every member has his position definitely assigned to him, and knows that he will fill that position and no other for the remainder of the foot-ball season, provided no accident occurs...
...team as a whole, has not done much team work as yet-owing to the frequent changes-and they do not play a steady game. They play brilliantly at times and then go all to pieces. Until this is remedied, we cannot hope to do anything with Yale or Princeton...
...should be more or less of "exercising voices for the benefit of nobody" in the first few meetings, as some men have never tried to speak before, and to them exercising of voice is of considerable importance. The Union invites anybody to speak from the floor who wishes, and cannot discriminate, hence it would not be advisable to try to limit the number of speakers. It seems to me the proper remedy is more freedom in debate, not less...
...amount needed to cover expenses will be from $5,000 to $6,000. This sum, it is expected, can be raised with little effort among the Yale alumni, and undergraduates who wish to contribute will of course be given an opportunity to do so. The race cannot take place in any event until the middle of August. The contest with Harvard occurs about the first of July, and the crew would not sail for England until a week later. After landing the men would require at least three weeks practice to get into good form and overcome the effects...
...Bronson, L. S., then spoke for the negative. He said that an independent party must confine itself to one issue, and this cannot be in the present state of the country...