Word: lacks
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...reason for this lack of strength and endurance is what must be found out. Some believe that the training has been too hard and long. But it has been, in fact, lighter than in past years, and no heavier than the Princeton and Pennsylvania training this fall. The question of how long and how hard the training shall be can safely be left to the coaches, the trainer and the medical advisors...
...fresh in mind, is the time to begin preparations for next year. If all men who expect to try for the team next year will exercise regularly and keep in good condition and training during the intervening time, there will be less likelihood that the team will fail from lack of mere physical strength and endurance...
...case is unparalleled. Former Freshman classes have been blamed for having the enthusiasm more of a body of third year Graduates studying for a doctorate than of young and enthusiastic first year men. But such lethargy, such a lack of class spirit, such disheartening and selfish indifference to everything except their own private interests, no Freshmen, within the memory or knowledge of any present undergraduate, have shown. They will have no one to blame but themselves, if the eleven, stirred by no interest or support by their classmates, lose any feeling of responsibility they may have and fail...
...debate. x. All committees except Ways and Means have but two hours under ten months session to present and debate bills. j. Reduce responsibility. x. House cannot be blamed. 1. Has followed decision of committee. y. Committee cannot be blamed. 1. Members usually too obscure to blame. B. Produces lack of responsibility in all departments of government. 1. Executive and. House frequently of two political parties. 2. Separation of executive and legislative departments. a. Cabinet cannot meet emergencies-financial deficits, etc. b. Departments can obtain legislation only through indirect means-compromises and inducements. C. Leads to an inferior class...
...Such a form of government is unnecessary. A. Our present system is satisfactory. (1) It possesses all the lack of friction that is consistent with careful legislation. (2) It secures as much harmony between the departments as is consistent with their independence. (3) It represents the people in the best way. (a) Under it the majority can not oppress the minority. (x) The power of the majority is restrained by checks. (4) It trains many men in the functions of government. (a) Every member of Congress is represented on some committee. (b) These committees prepare the bills. (5) It gives...