Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...communicating this fact the Corporation desires at the same time to express its appreciation of the fairness and courtesy of the Corporation of Harvard University in our common effort to solve a difficult question. I am, Very sincerely yours, (Signed) HENRY S. PRITCHETT, President...
...Perkins, the last speaker, said that the College is now going through a difficult period of athletic transformation. Since about 1885 we have won only two crew races with Yale. Our football record is little better, and the baseball system is deteriorating. Every Freshman can materially help the athletic condition in the University by taking an interest in College sports. Athletics are a splendid mental discipline. Besides this they are physical training, and increase self-control...
...difficult to choose between the two best narratives, "Final Honors", by W. Goodwin '07, and "A Son in Harvard", by J. L. Price '07. Both of the kind which should be more frequent; they are readable, have a meaning, and serve a purpose...
...most difficult position to fill satisfactorily will undoubtedly be that of pitcher. The most likely candidates are A. L. Castle '06, H. A. Taylor '07, S. Hendricks 1L. and C. E. Lincoln '08. Castle played in several important games this season and showed good control, but has not sufficient speed. Taylor has fair speed, but shows lack of experience. Hendricks, who was ineligible this year, has done consistent work in pitching to the men for batting practice, and Lincoln has pitched a good game on the Freshman nine throughout the season...
...Harvard will start the season only fairly well off. Nine of the sixteen men who played in the Yale game last fall will return to College next year but of this number several will probable be ineligible on account of studies so that the coaches will probably have a difficult task to get the team together early in the season...