Word: needs
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...shown that in the modern game of foot-ball perfect knowledge of one another and entire unity of action play a far more important part than length of limb or size of muscle. As long as our men keep up their constant practice and good discipline, they need never fear their opponents on the score of size; but as soon as they stop their practice, they must look for trouble. To-day they are to play against McGill, and we give them our best wishes for their success...
...large number of other newspapers and magazines of which we have given a list. We hope that enough persons will respond to the appeal of the directors to enable them to use the room in the evening and get the additional papers of which they stand in need...
...tough struggles, won glory for us all, see their efforts now apparently uncared for and unappreciated, they feel discouraged. It is taking all the spirit out of their work, and threatening to spoil Harvard's chances for next year. What the men on the crew and on the nine need is that encouragement which would be given them by a manifestation of personal interest and pride in what they are doing, - not mere passing interest, dying out with the day of their victory, but permanent, shown by visiting the boat-house and the ball-ground, and watching them at work...
...fact that a majority of the old crew are to continue in their places seems to have hindered applications to fill the vacancies. This is not as it should be. The crew still have need of men, and those who have any ambition to sit in this year's boat should at once present themselves. The crew are now using the eight-oar and the pair-oar. The thing most needed to assist in the practice is a steam launch, and we hope that some means will be taken to provide such a boat. For private reasons, Mr. Watson...
...class of '81 seems to need roughing less than any class that has come to Harvard for several years. Certainly it is not so painfully "cocky" as are most Freshman classes. Indeed, some of the class seem to feel that upper classmen consider them beneath their notice. For the consolation of such modest men we would say that unless a man gives himself away by knocking at the door of U. 5, or by calling the instructor "professor," he is not looked upon as an inferior being by any except senseless Sophomores. We are all liable to be taken...