Word: reasonably
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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These two verses represent the contrasted conditions of college and of the outside world. College life and college standards of judgment are lenient; those of the world are severe and strict. Nor is the reason for this hard to understand. Men in college, with no keen competition of the world's life to drive them apart and with countless ties of common associations to draw them together, naturally come to regard and to trust one another as friends: individual struggle is the characteristic of the life of the outside world; there is less common sympathy and forbearance there than among...
...does not appear to be well understood that this regulation debars from membership in a Harvard team all persons who have ever received a financial benefit by reason of their connection with athletics. A student who receives his board or expenses for playing upon a summer nine becomes a professional by the terms of the rule. At this season of the year it is common for ball players to receive offers from the promoters of hotel nines. They agree to supply board, and in some cases money, to those who will join the nines. Occasionally the offer takes the form...
...difficult to convict violators of the above rule that a committee must necessarily rely upon the honor and good sense of students to draw the line at the proper place. Every student knows when he is receiving a money benefit by reason of his connection with a game, and if he is not honorable enough to refrain, our college sports must suffer...
...Freshmen started the season with excellent material for every position, but almost all the best men have now been put on probation. For this reason the development of the nine has been very slow. In the recent game with Andover, however, the nine showed unexpected strength, so a good showing should be made in the game today...
This year's team, without hope of reward, but out of pure college enthusiasm raised their college ten thousand points in the struggle for the championship. Thus for this reason as well as to encourage men to train next year, this year's team ought to be recognized and given appropriate insignia. Yours respectfully...