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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...office of General Secretary is amply justified by the natural growth in the Association's sphere of work; with such an official to give the greater part of his attention to the affairs of the organization there is every reason to believe that it can extend its influence and actual work considerably next year on the same general lines as laid down in the past...
...assistance to the latter and can centralize, make effective and increase undergraduate support of the various teams. It is of the highest importance that the powers of such a body be limited so as not to restrict any of the captains or coaches in any way, in the actual management of their teams; for the 'Varsity captains are certainly the men best fitted for their positions in every case, and any such restriction coming from others would be sure to result in the worst kind of mismanagement. In other ways, however, such as the providing for leaders of cheering...
...intensely Puritanical New England girl, left a rich widow, marries a French nobleman, chiefly for his title and later discovers that he is more or less of a blackguard. Some incidents of the Franco-Prussian war are woven into the plot in an interesting way, although there is no actual fighting. The characters are not as clearly drawn as some in her earlier works, being rather conventional, but the plot is carefully constructed, although the ending is rather unsatisfactory and suggests the "Prisoner of Zenda." As a whole the book is interesting and serves well enough to while away...
...dual contests with Harvard and with Cornell, it is generally felt among the students that the prospects of the university winning the Mott Haven games are brighter than they have been for some years. And not only has the work of the track team been extraordinary in actual contests, but it has also been most consistent in daily training, and the men are in good condition. In baseball, Pennsylvania has so far done well, and in recent games the team has proved stronger at the bat than was expected, judging from the weak hitting at the beginning of the season...
...students can express their opinion of such performances as the one under discussion, and through which they can ask for an explanation of some kind from the responsible persons. As it is, the Athletic Committee regulates the conduct of athletics merely in a kind of a general way: the actual management of the teams is in the hands of the captains and their coaches, who are not directly responsible to the students whom they represent. We believe that some such general organization would act as a kind of a safeguard against the mismanagement of athletics in the future...