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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...defense. It may not be in fashion now to speak of Washington or his Farewell Address, and it is true that we have gone far since his words of warning were first spoken, but. Washington said one the thing which will be eternally true so long as nations shall exist: "There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion, which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard." "A just pride" would prompt us not to place our trust in the altruism of other nations...
...thought such childish pranks had ceased to exist at the University. An undergraduate at Harvard is treated as a man, not as an infant. But though excuses may be made for these baby battlers on the grounds of youth, none can be offered for this last affair...
...University--and this consideration also applies to other foreign students--are our guests. They have come long distances to seek our hospitality, to learn our customs and ideals, and to adopt such of them as may be worth while. Sociologists prove to us that peace and prosperous intercourse exist between those nations which are most similar in traditions, ideals, and manners of living. It is, therefore, our duty as hosts of the foreign students, who come to seek and establish common bonds of interest to become aware of our opportunity and welcome them with appreciation for their high purpose...
...athletics cannot exist for the benefit of the man who excels and the man who watches. In fact the latter class must be reduced. Athletics must be placed on such a basis that there will be room for the University teams and for scrub teams of all kinds. The man who regards competitive sport as a means of obtaining good exercise should be encouraged as much as possible...
...doubt can now exist that intercollegiate athletics must and will be maintained. They are the one means of making the University a unit. With so many students, living over so scattered an area, it is almost impossible to arouse a feeling of common interest on any other matter. But every Harvard man will rally to the defense of his team. A football game in the fall creates an enthusiasm throughout the University such as nothing else could...