Word: reasonable
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Last winter a serious attempt was made by certain churchmen in the University to require the compulsory attendance of Freshmen at Chapel for a portion of the year. It was believed that many men failed to attend chapel for no other reason than that they had never attempted to cultivate the habit. Although this attempt to secure some form of compulsory chapel was undoubtedly wisely defeated before it had much more than originated, the desirability of remedying conditions which annually cause many men to state that they have never been possessed of even sufficient curiosity to enter the chapel once...
Insistent communications, received of late by the University Office and by several of the University publications, have made a clear issue of the stand the University is to take in the matter of the Unrestricted expression of opinion by men, who by reason of their position, may be considered representatives of the University. The question raised is: Shall any censorship be placed by the University on the public utterances of its professors? The University authorities could adopt two methods of procedure in governing the conduct of its members...
...conclude, is there any real reason why we should not treat our guests from smaller colleges as well as we do those from the larger institutions? Let us hope that this neglect can be remedied and removed as an excuse for men unfamiliar with Harvard to call up the hackneyed and mythical "Harvard Indifference." FRANK C. WHITMORE...
...warfare will mean in the end remains to be seen, but the comparison is made in the light of past experience. There is in kicking a unanimity of opinion not to be found in the forward pass. Kicking is not the "joker" that the forward pass is, for the reason that certain of its principles seem to be widely understood. It is the bulwark of defence, and ever since the onside kick has been legislated out of business, it is a valuable offensive weapon. It may be made a "joker...
...first to see more in it than appeared on the surface. It was an easy step from the theory of kicking on first down in one's own territory, to "mixing it" in two downs. Princeton and Harvard men doubtless will dispute this, but I know there is good reason to believe that Yale was the pathfinder...