Word: lessing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Varsity nine. In other words, a member of the crew or eleven has had more than twice as good a chance as a members of the nine of being a marshal. The disproportion in favor of football is even greater than that, as football has been in vogue less than 25 years. The most cursory glance at the figures will settle once for all whether athletes are honored by their classmates at Harvard...
...advantages of college debating. Among the objects of the Yale Debating Association is the bringing about of a series of debates between various college debating organizations in order to afford opportunities for public speaking, which have heretofore been lacking. Hitherto the various debating organizations have been more or less in conflict, but, under the new system, they will all work together with the Yale Union as the central organization of the University. At the meetings of the union, parliamentary law is strictly observed and a careful record of each meeting is kept. This year a great deal of enthusiasm...
...offense has been erratic and less dependable than the defense, and its efficiency has rested too much upon the individual brilliancy of a set of backs which in numbers and efficiency is the best Harvard has ever had. But in the secret practices of the past two weeks, the interference has been greatly strengthened and unity has come from careful coaching and from the final selection of the halfbacks. Line plays are the main offense today, although end plays are used when the team is a long distance from the goal, and a few tricks have been learned for emergencies...
...Harvard eleven is a team and not an aggregation of stars. The defense and offense are both stronger than last year, but the latter is less steady and reliable. The kicking is mediocre, but the condition of the men was never better...
...work of the ends was weak. The kicking by Sawin, however, was good, especially a pretty goal from the field. Reid also was kept out of the practice by a sore on his kicking foot. Ellis's principal fault was in mixing up the interference. There was less offside and holding than usual...