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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...change of ministry in Greece. The former minister was ready to help us in every way. but the new minister is opposed to him. not only politically but also personally. Whether he will allow us to begin the work and help us in it remains to be seen. Mean while negotiations are being opened with him, and in the course of a few months we shall know whether he favors our projector not. Until then nothing further can be done...
...that Harvard will do her part. It is utterly useless to say anything about a game outside of New England. We have a strict rule which cannot, now, under any circumstances be overlooked this fall. We call attention to the fact that reference to New England does not necessarily mean Jarvis field, but any one of the great number of neutral grounds which might seem appropriate...
...suffering are the evil extremes. We should be happy, as it is what Christ wishes us to be, but never shirk an unpleasant task or be callous to the cries of suffering. As a man hopes for happiness in a future life let him hold to the golden mean between such extremes as these...
...game began with just such an exhibition. It was an accident, of course, but just one such accident against a team of anywhere near equal strength would probably mean the loss of the game. Harvard had the ball, and the whole team was bunched well forward to force it ahead; Burgess put it in play, and passed it to Lake. The latter dropped the ball, and before he could recover it, Crocker, who had broken through a weak spot in the line somewhere, picked it up, and with a perfectly clean field before him had no difficulty in scoring...
...reading room has been organized among us and that subscriptions are coming in from the men in college. We could not find a better way to show the freinds of the college outside that the need is a pressing one and that we are in earnest and do not mean to let our present insufficient accommodations remain as they are if we can help...