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...result of the race is in considerable doubt, and the crews seem to be unusually evenly matched. The Seniors have a veteran crew and as they have already won twice it seems probable that they will repeat their victory this year. Between the Juniors and Sophomores there is little to choose. Both have been doing some fast rowing lately, and either one may give the Seniors a surprise. The Sophomores have rather the more powerful men and with a head wind should do particularly well, while the Juniors hope for a fair wind. Each crew has plenty of supporters...
Harvard has been beaten by Yale in debate. A year ago we would have flatly denied that such a thing could happen. Yet to an outsider who was carefully watching the preparations going on at the two Universities this year the result of the debate would have seemed inevitable. The truth is we threw away our chances of defeating Yale. We lost interest, relaxed our efforts, we were beaten, and we deserved to be beaten. If the spirit which has characterized the debating interests here from the time of the Princeton Debate continues, our representatives will as surely be defeated...
...matter of delivery when they were preparing. A skillful instructor in elocution was ready and anxious to help them, but either because they thought themselves sufficiently prepared or because they did not care to give the time, the debaters neglected to avail themselves of his assistance, and as a result their form was not good. While Yale was all stirred up over the approaching contest; while debates were being held every other night to which hundreds of undergraduates went and applauded the speakers; what were we doing at Harvard? Absolutely nothing. Many students were only dimly conscious that there...
...principle of arbitration. They must therefore be in favor of such a permanent court of arbitration unless they can point out specific dangers in the idea of a permanent court, in its jurisdiction or in its composition. Otherwise they stand convicted of refusing to accept the logical result of their own position...
...result of the trials at Princeton to choose representatives for the Yale and Columbia meets, the following men will make up the team: Derr and Herndon, 100-yard run; McVitty and Smith, mile walk; Colfelt and Harmon, 440-yard run; Jones and Seymour, 220-yard run; Carter and Pope, 120-yard hurdle; Laing and Brayant, half-mile...