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These are a few of thousands of examples which show the power of machines; yet, great as that power is, it is not equal to the power of conscience, and in the end it is bound to succumb. The secret of every political reform is that every man should get into his mind a sense of political duty. If the American Republic is to attain its ideals, not a few but all must have a sense of the necessity of incurring its political responsibilities...
...gave an informal talk last evening at the Hasty Pudding Club. His subject was athletics. In connection with football he called attention to the severe opposition now existing generally to football. This he said was so strong that unless something was done to allay it football would have to succumb to some other line of sport. The opposition is mainly on two grounds; first, because of the roughness; and secondly, because of the publicity. The roughness, he said, never could be eliminated merely by the appointment of more officials. There must and would be cultivated in future, at least among...
...which has caused so much discussion. Yale suggested the plan, and she stated her case so well that Princeton and Wesleyan were soon in line. The University of Pennsylvania men opposed the scheme vehemently, but they were outnumbered three to one, and against such odds they were forced to succumb, and the rule was passed. It is as follows...
...they have been formerly. Yesterday, besides the referee's tug, there was only a freshman tug which got in the way before the start and delayed the crews in getting off. Perhaps it was the exposure to the cold which this occasioned that made several of the oarsmen succumb under the strain of the race. Stroke and seven of the seniors fainted at the finish, which is a little less than a mile and seven-eighths from the start. Bow of the sophomores was exhausted at the bridge, and stroke of the juniors became unconscious at that point...
...hard to accuse them of breaking training. When asked why they are looking badly, or why they are slow and unsteady in their movements, they "don't know, but suppose they are being worked too hard." Of course they are! When individuals on the team succumb under those circumstances, there arises a fear of "overtraining," and that fear of hard work has defeated Harvard more than once. It is a well-known fact that the Yale teams do a greater quantity of work than Harvard's; as a result their "team work" is superior...