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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...proceeds of the interesting fund bequeathed by the late William S. Murphy of this city, which are sufficient to keep at Harvard constantly three young men of the name of Murphy. The money therefore accumulates; but it will not be lost, for sooner or later the Murphys will come forward. Their present apparent reluctance is probably due in about equal proportions to diffidence and to the limited amount of publicity which Mr. William S. Murphy's generous bequest has received. The offer was a useful as well as a picturesque one, and was altogether to be commended...
...wonder why I am satisfied to be planted so far from the war area. As an answer, remember that all the men we are working with are Territorial who are awaiting their turn to go "up the Gulf," wounded and convalescents who come back with nerves shattered by the "hell" of Mesopotamian heat and disease, and regulars who have to guard the "no man's land" dividing India from Afghanistan and Kashmir. This work is as necessary as munitions factories and telegraphs in the organization of a big army and after all the stories I have heard from...
Twenty-six more men are needed for fall lacrosse practice. Unless more men come out it may be necessary to cancel the scheduled contests, as only ten men have reported for practice. Plans have been made for a series of games between three teams, the winning team to be awarded individual cups at the close of the season's practice. Any lacrosse players who are out for soccer will be allowed to play in the games without preliminary practice, provided such games do not interfere with their soccer practice. Any such men should notify the manager, R. B. Johnson...
...early-season defeat will never cause us to lose hope of victories in the future; in fact a defeat such as the football team sustained on Saturday will undoubtedly prove to be a great factor in victories to come, for it dispells the feeling of over-confidence that is bound to follow a season as glorious as last year's, and it brings us to the realization that a defeat is quite possible--even to a Harvard eleven...
Material and coaches we have, and when we back our teams with a determination to help them in every possible way, instead of a spirit of over-confidence and indifference, we may have good grounds to hope that we will come through a very difficult season with the best of possible results...