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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...objection that the occasion offers an acceptable opportunity for the settlement of past grievances is a matter difficult to determine, but doubtless the committee has obtained testimony on this point, as positive as that which props their first indictment. Certainly the present writer in his generation did not go hence unscathed, but he is equally certain that the trifling irregularity in which his collar button suffered fracture was untainted by any ignoble motives of revenge. However, this whole question is one to be determined by the individual members of the class. They might draw up a solemn covenant...
What changes will be the best to lessen the danger to life and property it is difficult to decide upon at once. Many opinions have been expressed, from those that advocate practically no change to those which advocate the removal of the exercises to a larger space where each Senior might in turn walk up to the tree in a dress suit and valiantly pick a flower from the floral piece on it, or to those which call for the abolishment of the tree exercises entirely. It seems as if the one small exit from the enclosure might be increased...
...think the first eleven should have been chosen earlier, kept more distinct from the second eleven, and drilled for a longer time in team work. The evenness with which many of the candidates were matched and the many injuries to prominent players made the choice of a first eleven difficult; and while it does seem as if it would be better to choose a first eleven earlier and to give them constant care and training as a team, even at the expense of a possible minor mistake in the first choice, yet this question can also best be left...
...that which now fell to Governor Russell's lot. Every other officer in the state government, with one unimportant exception, was a member of the opposing party. Governor Russell won because of his personal integrity and devotion to the highest interests of the state. Standing alone in this difficult position, he, by his tact and high character, made friends of his political opponents. In his speeches he spoke not as an orator in the accepted sense of the word, but he showed a command of persuasive and sincere speech, speaking as a man of good sense and strong convictions...
...Harvard Union held its first meeting of the year, in the form of a competitive debate for membership. Twenty-five candidates spoke, in addition to the principal disputants. The speaking ability displayed, though not remarkable, was in general above the average, and the men to be recommended were difficult to choose...