Word: manly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Cartor '00, who is about to return to India, spoke last. He said that the idea that a man who goes to the East makes a great personal sacrifice is ridiculous. India is a thoroughly modern country in respect to democratic government, and railroad, mail and other facilities. The Western teacher or missionary be side has to make no apology for his errand. On the contrary, he found in India a thirst for the fundamental principles of Christian of civilization and religion. More calls than he could fill came to him from high class Hindoos for lectures on Christianity
Oveson was the first speaker. He emphasized the importance of cordial relations with one's classmates, of finding out the best that is in a man, and of rising above the narrowness of any one club or society in College. He impressed upon new men the value of the Union as the hearthstone of Harvard...
...followed by President Eliot, the last speaker. President Eliot characterized the best Harvard man as the gentleman who is also a democrat. Two requisites for a gentleman, he said, are quiet tastes, and a disposition to see the superiorities in people and to desire association with one's superiors. Then, too, a gentleman should be generous, a thing not incompatible with being poor in money. Life should conform to one's resources. A real gentleman will always be considerate of those whom he employs, and above all he will never do anything injurious to a creature weaker than himself...
...outlook this year is somewhat discouraging, as a great many of last year's team have not returned to College, and the success of the team will depend largely upon the development of new material. Therefore every man, whether he has had any experience or not, who does not play football is strongly urged to come out this fall. It will, moreover, greatly improve his chances of making the team in the spring. There is a decided weakness in the field events and hurdles, and new men are especially urged to try for these events...
...man shall be allowed to play on any team who is not registered with that team when the entries are first published, and no man shall be entered on more than one team...