Word: right
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...says an amateur is one who plays purely for love of the sport; a professional, one who plays in part for gain. This, as has so often been said, confines amateurism to the wealthy, and makes 'athletics' simply a pastime of the rich. Undoubtedly from his standpoint Whitney is right and fair in his anthems; but it is also right and fair to admit the existence of another standpoint...
...flesh and blood, with whom we have every conceivable interest to live in peace, while war with them would mean putting back human civilization for half a century, and all on account of petty dispute between two nations in which he firmly believes we have no right whatever to interfere? Shall he join in the hue and cry and encourage by his example what he believes to be an unrighteous cause, or shall he use his influence to quiet the agitation and to induce men to cry for peace? Are Cobden and Bright now called traitors to their country because...
Make the thing a grain more right...
...Roosevelt, as an old Harvard man, thought that he had a right to express an opinion on the subject and did so. Mr. Warner calls this muzzling the University. Apart from telling us that he has nothing to say of the significance of the Monroe Doctrine, the gist of Mr. Warner's argument is, that Mr. Roosevelt objects to any criticism of our government's conduct of our foreign affairs, as being disloyal. It is difficult to see how any man who has read Mr. Roosevelt's communication can find grounds for supporting such an assertion...
...indicative of interest, the meeting of candidates for the nine last night was highly encouraging. The plan of having a "College" team seems an excellent one, in fact the only good way of ensuring constant competition for positions on the University nine. The season has started with the right spirit. It needs only to be kept up to ensure the successful season to which all Harvard men are so earnestly looking forward...