Word: thinks
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...language with reasonable facility; we are somewhat familiar with the Constitution and political system of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; we have been brought up amidst New England traditions which are apparently better preserved and more revered in the West than in Greater Boston; we think of Massachusetts political questions in the light of Massachusetts history and of the great part which this Commonwealth has played and still ought to play in the affairs of the country. And we are self-supporting. We are not paupers; we do not call on state or city...
...theory, I should think college men would have come out strong this year for Wilson, as the representative of the liberal party in the campaign. But as a matter of fact, we are quite comfortable here, and have many preoccupations, and the issue between liberal and conservative principles in national politics does not greatly interest us. That may explain why the University has divided between Wilson and Hughes this year in about the same proportion as it does between the two parties in an ordinary Presidential year. There was a noticeable difference, however, in that many men who voted...
...said in conclusion. "We want scrub teams. We want to make athletics the real centre of undergraduate enthusiasm. There is a feeling outside of Yale that athletics have been over-emphasized at New Haven. They may have been in some major sports, but I think, as a whole, they have not been emphasized enough...
...present time writes: "Mid-season rating of football elevens doesn't mean very much, but it is a process in which many football followers have been indulging lately. Considering the forthcoming games among Yale, Harvard and Princeton the tendency of those who speak--or write--before they think is to give Princeton at present the edge over Yale and Harvard. As to the Crimson, there is no doubt that Princeton has a cleaer lead--although what the status will be on November 11 is quite another question...
...altogether difficult to fathom the logic which gives Nassau an edge on Yale. As a matter of fact--basing judgment of course upon what has actually been shown--Yale has a much more varied offense than the Tigers, and a defence which is, I think, just as good. The Elis have done their share of fumbling, but they would have had to do more than their share to equal Princeton in this respect. Yale's punting has not to date compared with that of Princeton, and Princeton's drop-kicking has been superior. Yale employs her men to better advantage...