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McCracken and Wallace made 3 yards in two centre plunges and Hare tried to kick, but Lawrence broke through, blocked the kick and fell on the ball for Harvard's second touchdown, after Hare had tried in vain to recover it. Daly made another good punt-out and Lawrence kicked his second goal...
...that of hope, of mere unfulfilled promise. Youth abounds in those qualities which are essential to this--that is, a sense of humor, unfailing sympathy, and faith. Hard it undoubtedly is to live almost wholly in what the future may bring. Much of the life about us seems vain and useless, and cannot help but be discouraging. Yet at heart the world is really hopeful, and the power to aspire remains with us long after we seem to have lost all ambition...
...Great Britain is released from the obligations imposed by her conditional promise not to interfere. Then passing to the second justification he pointed out that since British subjects have been maltreated by the administrative agents of the Transvaal, and the means of obtaining legal redress have been exhausted in vain, since British subjects have suffered from the unfair administration of the laws, and since the laws themselves have constituted grievous oppression, the general principles of international law sanctioned England's claim to a right to interfere...
...courage of his convictions in matters of training, much of his success is due. He may well feel that the victory over Yale two weeks ago, and Saturday's good showing, are appreciated in the University, and that his season's work has by no means been in vain...
...work of the committee, therefore, will not have been in vain, if it has served to emphasize to schoolboys entering college, and to the general public that Harvard men consider that their first duty is to Harvard...