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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...this University, for no one knows his true power until brought into competition. Its struggle should be welcome to all. The activity of the Dartmouth alumni has been remarkable in this line and they have made great claims for their college. One of these is the superiority of a small college over a large one. The difficulty with this argument is that it is likely not to last, for today Dartmouth is twice as large as Harvard was 40 years ago and just as large as the University of 20 years ago. There is one plea for Dartmouth, however, that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DARTMOUTH ALUMNI DINNER | 1/23/1909 | See Source »

...doing the same for a teacher, which has been accomplished to a great extent by state support. This, however, is impossible in the case of a clergyman, because a state religion is forbidden by the Constitution. The benefit which teachers derive from state support is surpassed to no small degree by their support by large endowments, and it is here that we find the key to the problem of the country churches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: President Eliot on Restoring Influence of Country Churches | 1/19/1909 | See Source »

...number and extent of injuries. The spectator soon realized that he found more entertainment in witnessing a good exhibition of the open game with wide runs, passes and frequent kicks than in watching four hundred and fifty pounds or more of concentrated power forcing their way through one small hole from one end of the field to the other. The player welcomed the change and now such decisive statistics as these from the medical authorities complete the vindication of the new game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOTBALL INJURY STATISTICS. | 1/15/1909 | See Source »

...Pierian Sodality will give a pop night in the Living Room of the Union this evening at 9 o'clock. Small tables will be placed around the room and light refreshments will be served during the evening. The concert will be open to members of the Union only...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PIERIAN SODALITY POP NIGHT | 1/14/1909 | See Source »

...Smith then declared that his purpose was to teach the men in the University to reverence their brother Americans, because they are true men. We admire courage, and yet accord it but small protection against the "mud" thrown by the unscrupulous newspapers. It is our duty to praise the good and to take little notice of the bad; and it will eventually disappear. Then we can obey the commandment "Love thy brother as thyself" or, in the words of Theodore Roosevelt, "Give every man a square deal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOPKINSON SMITH ON "MUD" | 1/13/1909 | See Source »

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