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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...apparent interest in the practice or games of the eleven, and last evening at the mass meeting less than one fourth of the class condescended to be present., Rumor has it that most of the class are planning to see the Dartmouth game this afternoon. We can only say to these luke-warm Freshmen that they have three years before them in which they can look upon the University games as their chief interest. At present their duty is to their class team--if indeed they are so indifferent as to look upon the effort of backing their team...
...Dartmouth college is coming to Cambridge today with the firm expectation of seeing their team victorious. Every effort has been directed toward this their last and most important game of the season, while Harvard still has to look forward to its big contest. We realize that nothing we can say will lead them to abandon their convictions, but we expect our team to gradually disillusionize them this afternoon. For several weeks the University team has failed to display the playing of which it is capable. We have the coaches and the players who can produce a strong team...
...difficult to say what the result of this afternoon's contest will be, as the crews have rowed so little together, and there have been so many changes in the boats. On the whole, however, the chances seem to favor Newell, for the men have more unity in their rowing, and keep their blades longer in the water. Weld is inclined to clip the finish of the stroke, and at times there is a noticeable check of the shell between strokes, as the men do not control their slides well. Furthermore, although Weld is decidedly fast over the first part...
Most of the disturbances are caused by visitors. Whether these deem it unnecessary to act as gentlemen or whether few gentlemen are included among the visitors, it is hard to say; but it is seldom that a visitor takes off his hat. The writer would suggest that a placard be posted requesting visitors to remove their hats. With this source of disturbance eliminated, the disgraceful conduct should cease at once. The writer hopes that this suggestion will be considered by the governing board of Randall Hall...
...editorial criticises the habit a few Harvard teachers have of interpolating their lectures "with examples of that variety of facetiousness, which is, to say the least, in questionable taste." Public criticism of teachers on the part of Harvard students has generally been marked by fairness and sincerity. This is eminently true in the present case. The reviewer's own experience as a student at Harvard makes him believe that there is foundation for the censure; but the writer would have strengthened his case and improved his editorial, had he avoided such phrases as "rickety and epileptical morality," "cataclastic convulsion," "temporary...