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...present system of debating at Harvard is principally due to the greatly increased interest that has been taken in the subject of late and the consequent increase of opportunities for speaking. Four years ago the debating opportunities of an upperclassman or Sophomore were entirely limited to College courses unless he succeeded in making the "Union" or the "Forum," which were at that time the only debating societies in the College. Admission to these was only gained after the applicant had proved his merit in a trial debate, and once admitted he was only able to debate before the club three...
...tutor he came to Harvard in the fall of 1852. He was elected orator for the Class Day exercises in 1856. After his graduation he spent a year in the Cambridge Law School, and continued his legal studies in a law office in Marshall, Michigan, where he was in due course admitted to the bar. He continued the practice of law until 1865 when he accepted a position as tutor in Latin at Harvard. In 1873 he was made assistant professor, and was promoted to the full professorship ten years later. This position he held until failing health compelled...
...forming and did not hold together. The first team's line did not hold on punts and allowed the second to break through and block several kicks. There was again far too much fumbling and inaccuracy in the handling of the ball. Much of the poor playing may be due to the fact that only five men of Wednesday's team played on the first eleven...
Harvard defeated Bates on Saturday by the score of 16 to 6 in a poorly and carelessly played game. Bates's team was weak and unskilled, and Harvard's failure to run up a larger score was due to the fumbling, lack of team play and general carelessness rather than to the strength of Bates. The quarterbacks showed lack of judgment in directing plays, for although the Bates ends were weak, very few end plays were tried. Then, after gaining considerable ground, some one would, sooner or later, fumble the ball and prevent the scoring. Twice in the first half...
...worst example of this was afforded by last year's Freshman baseball team. Out of the nine men who were considered the best for their positions in the class six were put on probation before the games with Yale. The responsibility for the loss of the Yale games is due in a large measure to those men, who, in failing to fulfil their College duties, failed also in their duty to their class. It would have been much better if such men had not come out at all, because the time spent in coaching them was a dead loss...