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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Harvard man, and vice-versa; and this idea is built up by small but vivid impressions like the above, together with the vaguer general knowledge which each has of the workings of the other institution. These sharper impressions have come chiefly, hitherto, from athletic events; and I cannot too strongly emphasize the stake which every man in college has in keeping those events (as well as handling questions of eligibility, etc.) high and dry above all criticism. But there are many other passes, as the above incident shows; and they are bound to multiply. And in every one of them...
Loving cups, per se, are about as useless objects as one can well imagine. They cannot be used to hold flowers, nor yet potations. As decorations they suggest proficiency at golf or the modern dances. But the idea behind them, the spirit which actuates a Yale class to present a loving cup to a Harvard class--or vice versa, more than makes up for their intrinsic uselessness. They stand for courtesy and friendship. Yet the presentation of cups to Yale or Harvard classes should not become a mere custom. A loving cup, given because it is the thing...
Concerning your correspondent's splendid letter for the abolition of beer at class meetings; would it not also be a fine thing to do away with cigarettes upon those occasions? We know--those who earnestly serve knowledge and truth cannot but see--that cigarettes are noxious; that of all men who die, at least ninety-three per cent have at some time smoked cigarettes...
...true, have not been spotless, and perhaps are not yet so. But the morale of such functions is constantly improving, and there is no reason to fear that this year will mark a relapse into the orgies of a decade ago. The man so weak-kneed that he cannot refrain from undue excesses is more frowned on and less popular than he used to be. Whether in the face of constant improvement strict prohibition is advisable, is an open question. The earnestness of those who are condemning beer, however, and their apparent numerical strength, recommends the matter to the Sophomore...
Although the members of the Freshman class cannot "eat around" at the three dormitory dining rooms, and for that reason are divided into three groups, there will be no such restriction or division at the Freshman banquet in the Union tonight. Smith can eat with Gore and Standish can join the party. Every Freshman should attend. Friendships cannot be made by holding aloof from the gatherings of one's class, and men should learn this in their first year...