Word: feared
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...over the degeneration of Harvard sports. Last year, when we returned from the summer vacation, humiliated by defeat, and almost in despair at our ill success, we vowed unutterable vows in our determination for a reform. We all know the result. We can even now only look forward with fear and trembling for the further results. But it is useless to sit still and bemoan the past, if we have in our hands the means of regeneration. It is very evident that the material of our athletic teams must be improved. The best material of the college...
...large sense, insist on doing. The President and Fellows unluckily do not give their reasons, but the only creditable reasons must be either the belief that God is pleased with the presence in a chapel or church of unwilling, irritated, and irreverent worshippers, brought thither by the fear of temporal punishment, and does not mind the set against all religion which such a process is very apt to give young men; or the belief that a man is benefited by being present in any place in which prayers are being offered, no matter in what state of mind...
...return to the Spartan-like simplicity of early rowing days sounds well in theory, but if put into practice I fear it would be disastrous to future success on our part. In order to meet our rivals on an equal footing, we must be denied none of the advantages which they have. Were it impossible to meet them on equal terms, it would be better not to meet them...
...would be easy to name many other benefits which flow from this uniforming of the crew, but they must be apparent to all who give the subject any attention; so I shall cut short this letter, which, I fear, has already overstepped the limits of the space which can be spared it in your columns...
...again the argument used by Capt. Storrow, that the blazers are effective on bringing out a desirable esprit de corps. If enthusiasm in the crew, and pride in their work were at such a low ebb that it has to be bolstered up by showy loafing uniforms, we fear that the crew would not put much life in their work even with this great inducement of blazers. Mr. Sexton asks why the crew should not have uniforms as well as the other athletic teams. They do have uniforms, both for exercising, and for contests. Do the other teams have loafing...