Word: feeling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...feel the greatest respect for those who have done their duty, who have gamely fought an up-hill fight, and though defeated, left no stone unturned by which they could ensure success. Then if we are defeated, don't explain, don't excuse it, but bear it like men, grimly and silently, and go into the struggle next time with more unflagging perseverance and a deeper determination. Yet victory is better than the most honorable defeat. Do not adopt the theory that it really doesn't matter whether we win or lose, for it does matter and it rests with...
...class has not hitherto given them the necessary support. The expenses this year will be very small, but the crew still owes several hundred dollars from debts incurred in the freshman year. This money must be paid before the crew goes to the training table. The class should feel responsible for this debt and should hand in their subscriptions immediately to the men who are collecting...
...also denied most emphatically the charge sometimes made that there has ever been favoritism shown in the selection of Harvard teams. Both men regretted that not enough interest is shown by the students in regard to the daily practice, and that some men who might be useful as candidates feel no sense of duty about coming out to do their share toward improving the teams. Both captains asked for a hearty support from the University and expressed their confidence of turning out winning teams if this were given. Great enthusiasm prevailed during these speeches and the speakers were cheered again...
...students in general as for the football men, and will not be upon the technical or scientific points of the game, but upon the spirit with which Harvard men should to into athletic contests. Besides Mr. Roosevelt and Dr. Bradford, other well known graduates will probably speak. We feel sure that the theatre will be crowded and that the speakers will receive a warm welcome from the students...
...would be a good thing for the University if some of her graduates adopted this as their profession, and if men who feel that they are fitted for such work would consider the question of taking it up seriously. To men who are interested in the question of athletic training it should recommend itself as an excellent vocation...