Word: evens
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Varsity eleven, but also to cheer for the graduates who have done so much for Harvard in former years. The eleven which will line up against Harvard is undoubtedly the strongest eleven individually that has faced Harvard this fall and if the men were in condition the issue might even be doubtful. The graduate eleven will probably line up as follows: Curtis and Hallowell, ends; Waters and Newell, tackles; Wilson and Mackie, guards; Lewis, centre; Wrenn or Borden, quarterback; Hayes and C. Brewer, halfbacks; Crane, fullback...
...communication in another column on some of Harvard's social conditions contains, it must be admitted, much truth. The most of us are agreed in believing that serious evils exist in the undergraduate social life. One part of a class, even in its fourth year in the University, does not know nor care about the other half. "Cliques" and "sets" do exist; at every election of Class Day Officers there is a fight between "society" and "non-society" men; and there is an atmosphere of false formality and false dignity which old graduates tell us is not to be found...
...remedy is even harder to light upon than the causes. If the University Club is built, and if the plan of having class dinners annually instead of once in the four year's course be tried, some lessening of the evils will take place. But the greater part of the work in lessening the evil lies with the clubs and with the individuals. There is too great a lack among undergraduates of consideration of their classmates, and too much forced formality. "Let the thoughtless be more thoughtful of others, and the over-sensitics, less so." A live enthusiasm in athletics...
...much weaker attempt at practice than an average school second eleven. They go through the signals in a listless, happy-go-lucky fashion, and many of them seem to regard a game with one of Harvard's greatest athletic rivals as the most trivial thing in the world. Even with small boys this would seem inexcusable. An enthusiastic second eleven may turn an inferior first eleven into a winning team. Ninety-nine did this last year; it is now '00's privilege as representatives of Harvard to try to equal this record. At all events the University expects them...
...hardly be expected to take charge of both the first and the second elevens. For this, perhaps, the class is not wholly responsible. There is, however, a lack of serious attention to business and a general carelessness shown by the second eleven which is utterly inexcusable, even though its members have no special coach to keep them up to the mark...