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...athletics. He 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...
...Whitney needed anything to be said in his behalf it might be pointed out that he does "admit the existence of another standpoint" and has taken some pains to prove it. What he objects to in the present instance is not the standpoint but the fact that it is maintained in violation of the accepted code of intercollegiate ethics. Every college is at liberty to choose whatever standpoint it prefers on the amateur question, but must be careful to have it understood before entering into athletic relations with other colleges...
...most interesting addresses of the year will be given by Mayor Bancroft under the auspices of the Republican Club on Monday evening, December 16. The subject of the address, as before announced, will be "Municipal Government," the subject being, of course, viewed from a Republican standpoint. The address will be given in the Fogg Art Museum at 8 p. m. The public will be admitted. The list of ushers will be announced later in the CRIMSON...
...number of men met in Holden Chapel last evening to observe the 100th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Carlyle. Professor Norton gave an interesting talk about Carlyle from the standpoint of a friend. At the end of his address he showed those present a number of personal letters and relics...
...Herron is an apostle of social reform from the standpoint of Christian Idealism. The church, the state, man, human relations are Christian only as they embody a sacrificial quality of life. The whole social order is measured and tested from the standpoint of sacrifice. In the application of this doctrine, Dr. Herron is logical and unflinching. His results, are, in certain cases, extreme, and to some, his conclusions seem even to be unsafe. But the directness of his teaching, his earnestness, his insight and his eloquence give him a large hearing wherever he speaks. He has travelled all through...