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...None of these lectures are open to the public...
...cannot deny that there is a certain force in the communication from "Ninety-Four," which we publish this morning. The criticism which it directs toward those who are always making excuses for defeat is put none too strongly. The writer, however, fails to distinguish between the spirit which characterizes the excuse makers and that of those who, while feeling keenly and bitterly the humiliation which defeat brings just because it is defeat, cannot refrain from expressing their appreciation of the men who, as they sincerely think, "did the best they could," "played a sandy, up-hill game" and "played like...
...been half-hearted. Indirectly, the changes mentioned have their influence in lessening the evils of excessive training and in doing away with brutality. It has been shown that a high grade of team work can be developed without the hard spring and summer practice, and that the game loses none of its interest either for spectators or for players because it is played in a gentlemanly way and without excessive risk...
Perhaps he may be wrong, but far better have false opinions than have none at all. The unpardonable sin is inertia; a man who is not firm becomes nothing more than a nonenity...
Among the diversions of college life at Harvard none are more healthy and more to be commended than that afforded by the annual play of the Cercle Francais. The work involved in preparing for the public performance brings the members of the society together in a very pleasant way, and by uniting them in a common interest for the study of French literature indirectly stimulates interest in the courses given in that department...