Word: reasons
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...team by the efficient work of the coaches. In no time during the year has Yale's improvement been so fast and lasting. In the Chicago game, the line held strongly, and in but a few instances were Chicago's backs able to gain around the ends. The reason for Yale's not scoring more in the second half is that the coaches thought it advisable to save the team as much as possible and not risk injuries by hard play. The fact that Yale was scored upon was due entirely to the efforts of Draper, who played a brilliant...
...member of the University wishing to try for the intercollegiate team may take lessons of Professor Rondelle in the rooms of the Fencing Club, there is no reason why many should not profit by the experience which can be gained by going into training for this tournament...
...Monthly which comes out today is interesting chiefly on account of a short article by Professor Hollis, defending the present system of electing the athletic committee. He says: "How a change in the method of electing the committee would affect this (the election) does not appear. There is no reason to think that a body of students in mass meeting would exercise better judgment than the small body of men who now select the committee. In fact, the weight of argument is all the other way. A mass meeting is very likely...
...Perkins Hall. A paper will be read by Mr. H. L. Piper on "The Winter Birds of Fitchburg, Mass.," and there are important business matters to be acted upon. All members are urged to be present. The Section has now about twenty-five members and there is no reason why the meetings should not be well attended and of unusual interest...
Last evening in the Fogg Art Museum Lecture Room, Dr. Marcou delivered the second of the series of lectures under the auspices of the French department, on the subject, "Are French Poets Poetical?" The reason that many English speaking people, among them Emerson, have not believed in French poetry is that the rhythm is so essentially different from that of English verse. Poetry strikes the ear like a sounding board, and the ear of the English people is not attuned the proper reception of the French rhythm...