Word: waking
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...once for all let members of this year's class wake up to a realization of their opportunities. Upper classmen are weary, and so is the CRIMSON, of reiterating the advice, as old as it is sensible, to try for your class teams...
Ninety-nine must wake up and show more enthusiasm than it has. It must realize before it is too late the real importance of the contest. If freshman debating is not to be given up the debaters must prove that they are competent to speak in a way that will reflect credit upon the University, and the class must show that it is interested enough to support their representatives. The main support must of course come from this class, and it will speak but poorly for the class spirit of the Freshmen if there are many empty seats tonight...
...most discouraging silence. Beyond a little spasmodic clapping there was no applause whatever. There was present a small but very enthusiastic contingent of Brown men, which made the unresponsiveness of the Harvard supporters all the more marked. When the game was all but lost the Harvard men seemed to wake up, and, under the leadership of some loyal graduates, did a little really good cheering. The cheering gave the nearly-discouraged players new life, but it came too late. There probably would have been no cheering at all if a few graduates had not for very shame at the apathy...
...redemption. Today the things that keep us most from practical faith in God are engrossing worldly occupations and unrestrained passions. There is also a danger in an ill-directed intellectual life. whoever has, nevertheless, thought or dreamed like Richter what the world would be without its God will wake to say with new fervor and gratitude the wonderful prayer of His Son, "Our Father who art in Heaven...
Cabot was hurt early in the practice, Newell taking his place. In many ways Newell has shown himself better than Cabot in the recent playing. Cabot has done too much loafing lately and needs to wake up if he intends to keep his place...