Word: man
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...make good the deficiency which would result from the abolition of athletic subscriptions, we would suggest as a second remedy a reduction in the needless expenses. There is absolutely not reason why a man who makes a team should consider it his prerogative to be fed, nursed, clothed and amused at the expense of the Athletic Association. Yet such is the case. Most members of teams seem to consider that the College owes them a debt, which must be paid off in this manner. The situation has been described as analogous to that of a certain type of lawyer...
...addition to his other work Dr. Hale was actively connected with several magazines, and he published a number of books and short stories. The best-known of these are "The Man Without a Country," "Ten Times Ten," "Memories of a Hundred Years" and "Modern Achievements...
...hockey team was not notified of the desirability of his presence on the occasion of the game with the Yale freshmen, etc., etc. The other and most obvious way of meeting the objection is by allowing a short competition in actual management of the team, calculated to sound a man's real capacity. In our opinion such an objection should not be allowed to outweigh the real benefits to be derived from the abolition of a system rotten to the core...
...manager must combine three qualities: executive ability, cheerfulness in doing protracted and often disagreeable work, and that indefinable faculty of getting on with the members of the team called "personality." There would appear to be nothing in common between the competitions now conducted and the finding of such a man...
...practically all managership competitions--those for University football and baseball alone excepted--the main work is the collection of money. At the start of the competition the understanding is that the man who collects the most money will get the job, provided he is personally acceptable. This underlying condition has led to many sharp decisions and much ill-feeling--we cite no instances, but the air is full of them. This must necessarily continue, so long as the present system is adhered to. What is the use of having a competition, if the best competitor does...