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...there is a class of people who feel bound to escape in the shortest possible time after the performance is over. As a rule these persons have more time at their disposal than the rest of the crowd, but they nevertheless rush for the exits, adding to their own discomfort as well as to that of their fellows. A timely illustration of this occurred after the Williams game Saturday, when a large number of brave individuals jumped over the parapet of the Stadium to the track below. They may have gained two minutes over their more orderly neighbors, but this...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LEAVING THE STADIUM | 10/14/1907 | See Source »

...Class Day, many men, underclassmen as well as Seniors, will have friends in Cambridge, and it is hardly fair to ask them to leave their guests to find their way alone, in order to march in the parade. Those, however, who shun the cheering section merely because of the discomfort of walking in a crowd, should realize that they have more responsibility than at a professional game. Numbers count in cheering as well as enthusiasm, and a half-filled cheering section is nearly as useless as none at all. Let every man who has no good reason for doing otherwise...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE GAME CHEERING ARRANGEMENTS | 6/6/1907 | See Source »

...close of the season. One hundred and ten answers were received to 150 letters, and of those 110, 35 acknowledged that they had not entirely recovered from their injuries at that time. Besides those 35 who acknowledged that they were still suffering from a certain amount of disability or discomfort, it is known to us that many of the men who said that they were entirely recovered are suffering from injuries of more or less permanence. For instance, one man said that he had entirely recovered "except for a slight loss of vision." Another said that he had completely recovered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PHYSICAL SIDE OF FOOTBALL | 1/5/1906 | See Source »

Religion to many people, said Bishop Vincent, means personal safety and security from discomfort. Real religion is a different thing. It rejoices in the message of eternal life, but it never loses sight of earth. Its claims are vital and practical. 14 calls upon a man to think with enthusiasm and attention upon the true and honorable and lovely things of life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bishop Vincent at Chapel. | 11/28/1904 | See Source »

...elective system, should make every man proud to wear the togs that mark him as a member of the class. If we can make one large sympathetic unit out of the present mob calling themselves seniors, we can well afford to put up with the slight discomfort of light skirts flapping about our knees. A SENIOR...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Favor of Caps and Gowns. | 12/18/1900 | See Source »

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