Word: fears
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Shades of William Jennings Bryan! The "cross of gold" speech hardly exceeds these words in eloquence. Yet we fear that in spite of all this flowery criticism the Union Against Militarism will gain few members here. Dean Goodnight may wave his arms in angry denunciation or bow before us with platitudinous pleadings, yet the plans for the furtherance of military training at Harvard will continue to receive their present well-deserved support...
...college sections of the Boston newspapers. This year the term is unusually applicable to the Freshman class. In most of the competitions for managerships in previous years there have always been large numbers of Freshmen, but this year they are noticeable by their absence. This disagreeable truth makes us fear that these blase youths do not realize the importance of such positions...
Legal aid will serve another purpose. It will educate the masses in the knowledge that courts are places where anyone can go to redress the wrongs that have been committed against him. The cases are numberless where persons have suffered from the most unjust imposition because of the fear that the very words "law" and "court" have caused them. Unworthy members of the profession have very often gained their more unworthy ends by the skillful manner in which they have used this weapon. "Being called to court" and "going to court" are phrases as terrible to many persons...
...more men come out to fill up the present squads? The common excuse is lack of time or ability. If the former reason is given, make time; if the latter, try first and let the coach decide where your effort will be most useful. The underlying cause is the fear of appearing ridiculous. No man, whatever his ability, will be laughed at for honestly trying to make some squad...
...former customs which has been the object of much attack by the so-called athletic reformers, is secret practice. This is, in reality, absolutely necessary. A game is no game, if the other side knows all the moves. The fear of the unexpected is what constitutes interest. It also serves the purpose of keeping the student body from spending its afternoons on the Stadium tiers when each man should be engaged in some form of exercise. Secret practice in itself is harmless. It is only the agitators who call it semi-professionalism and against the spirit of fair play...