Word: may
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...strange may seem the story...
...word of exhortation to ball-players in Harvard may not be out of place here. The Nine is supposed, and surely ought, to be composed of the nine best players in the University. Is the Nine, as it stands at present, thus made up; or are there some men keeping themselves in the background, whose services might be of great benefit? If there be any of this latter class, we shall surely hope to see them, as soon as Jarvis Field is free from snow, working for the place which their merits should secure them...
...dissatisfied with the popular art productions which disfigure so many walls, in the shape of decidedly "unpleasant" females in most unadvisable attitudes, - now clinging or "wopsing" about a cross, and now simply "gawking" at vacuity, - may not at first quite sympathize with these admirable fac-similes. The above-mentioned females, currently called Faith, Charity, Hope, or Liberty, often have a surface prettiness that must not be sought in a real work of art. Rembrandt and Durer never made pretty pictures, any more than Shakespeare wrote "nice" poetry...
...would be a feature disastrous to the good effects of the system, and seems to entertain a very poor opinion of the College Races for this very reason, that they foster such great rivalry between men for the sake of mere glory. We find it hinted that the time may come when the college authorities will forbid these brutal displays, and that the art of rowing may be sufficiently well cultivated in each college by itself. It is thought, too, that "it the regatta crews could be drawn by lot from the undergraduates, so that the chance of selection would...
...dreadful a thing, we cannot see any harm in fair rivalry between different persons for a good object, whether it be in boat-racing, in scholarships, or in anything else. It is the unavoidable concomitant of every struggle where all cannot win, and does more good than harm. It may be said that the fame of winning this scholarship will be a partial inducement to the contesting student. Such will undoubtedly be the case until young saints come to college and human weaknesses are known only to the uneducated...