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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...demand upon his time seemed inopportune; no appeal to his sympathies failed to meet with a quick and generous response. He was a doer of things that make the heart glad, and the number of his kindnesses is known only to the many whom he has helped in word and deed. He felt happy in doing many things, for his loyalty of service had no taint of partiality; nor did he ever complain (as many of us do) that too many things made demand upon his precious time. He accepted any increase of his large responsibility with such cheerfulness that...
...cannot leave this subject without adding one word of the keenest regret. To have given three years of splendid service to Harvard with a fourth well under way as a captain in every sense of the word and then to be deprived of the very thing most desired is a bitter disappointment. No man has deserved more than Captain Burr the pleasure and thrill of leading a team to victory. His has been the spirit of that team from the very first game to the last. It was wise, however, not to let him play as his shoulder...
...impression--"essay" is scarcely the right word--of "Free Music" in the Union, on the other hand, is very erect and sprightly and sharp, yet with a word of kindliness and seriousness in the closing paragraph, which takes away any sting that might lurk in its pat and pointed remarks...
...word "system" as applied to football regimes and organizations is to most people an elusive and unsatisfactory term. Many have been the bewailings as a result of lack of "system" from men who have not the slightest conception of what that word really implies in connection with a football organization. There have been popular demonstrations from time to time in the past decade in favor of this or that system with very little knowledge of just what was being acclaimed. The only external evidence of some systems has been a copious amount of notes on the work of the year...
...during these hours so as to facilitate the collection. All who are unable to be in then, are requested to give the goods to the janitor who will deliver them to the collectors. Men living in private houses who wish to add to the collection are requested to send word to J. Curtiss, Dunster 40. All the articles collected will be distributed to worthy charitable organizations. The following articles are especially needed: text books of all kinds, coats, suits, sweaters, shirts, hats, gloves, underwear, neckwear, shoes, magazines, and books...