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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- It is a significant fact that ever since the institution of the Annex, the tendency of our learned Professors has been toward the "more tender" sports, notably tennis (which two play, with rests and things). At the same time their policy has been to discourage those games which develop and exercise the manly powers, strength, endurance, pluck and skill. The natural inference is, that the influence of these maidens upon the faculty is demoralizing, effeminating and mollifying (I use the word in its first meaning) in the extreme. Therefore Messrs. Editors, despite a chivalric regard...
...tender Lasell Leaves says that the Aileen of the Yale Courant, on "Love and Tennis," to certainly a pressing form of moralizing...
...which in the midst of the storm raging throughout the land, has remained cheerful and unmoved; one journal which has published no conflicting election returns, has issued no extra editions with false bulletins intended to keep up the excitement and a steady sale of the papers, but with a tender regard for the highly strung nerves of its readers has quietly pursued its former business of reporting actual occurrences. Such a journal the students of Harvard college support, and to its soothing and moderating influence may be traced in a great measure the coolness and resignation to the inevitable, shown...
...games have been defeats. There was a time so many years ago when the college confidently awaited the result of intercollegiate foot ball games. A defeat was a surprise. Within the last few years, however, a defeat at the hands of Yale or Princeton has not shocked the tender sensibilities of the college as it once did. In fact a victory over Yale became as infrequent as a college holiday. But we still clung to the hope that our team, although outplayed by Yale and Princeton, could at least beat the smaller colleges. Even in this hope, however, we have...
...take what action they see fit and has undoubtedly done what it has in the hopes of making the class present as fine an appearance as possible. But we question very much if their action would meet with the approval of the majority of the class. There is a tender feeling connected with the old established college customs which it is difficult to break and we see no reason for breaking these customs unless it is absolutely necessary. Tall hats or any absurd uniform, an old pair of trousers, a coat turned wrong side out, and anything else...