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...Curtis had to face. Under the present regulations, continued the speaker, there are over one hundred and seventy-two thousand persons, in the classified service list who are subject to civil service examination, but there still remain some seventy-five thousand offices throughout the country which are the spoil of the Senate...
...personal anecdotes Mr. Guild went on to illustrate the main defects of a "stump" speaker, showing what trivial details may spoil the most finished address; as, for instance, the effect of a tactless introduction or the sensation caused over a brass band. In closing be related several interesting experiences of his campaign tour with Roosevelt through the western states...
...until the men began to play low that the Amherst attack could be stopped. Another reason for Harvard's wretched defense was that the team was too slow and spiritless and waited until the ball reached the line instead of trying to break through and spoil the play before it had started. In advancing the ball the backs followed their interference fairly well, but they did not turn in soon enough, and in running back or making a big arc were frequently tackled with no gain. The team lacked snap and fight, and fumbled frequently. Moreover, the men seemed...
...hoped that we shall all carry to the game on Soldiers Field this afternoon the friendliness and good temper that marked the football game with the Indians last Saturday. A difference of views on the eligibility of one member of the Pennsylvania team should not be allowed to spoil the contest or to de ract in any way from the satisfaction and pleasure of our visitors in case they win the game. They will be our guests for a few hours and I am quite sure that no misunderstanding or dispute will mar our hospitality...
...whole, '99 has proved the invalidity of the only objection raised last year to a Sophomore dinner, namely that a Sophomore dinner would spoil the value of a Junior dinner...