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...games between the three universities could be accomplished, except by a six years' agreement to which we have no objection, without involving Yale's consent to play half of her games with us in Cambridge, to which I had not supposed she would agree. If she is willing to abandon her former position in this regard, Harvard is, of course, ready to give up the Springfield arrangement. But, as I said to Mr. Cuyler, we cannot pledge ourselves to play for so long a time in New York. We are entirely ready to pledge ourselves for that time to play...
...Harvard has under the existing circumstances done, we think, the best thing. The negotiations had been dragging on for a long time; and as Yale still refused to held the contest as early as May 14, Harvard was obliged to accept the date of Friday May 20 or else abandon altogether the chance of holding the games this year. It was a choice between leaving Cambridge during the week, and breaking seriously into the important period of college work, or permitting a blow to fall on athletics which the graduates of the two colleges had arranged between Harvard and Yale...
...Intercollegiate Rowing Association has finally determined to abandon the course at New London in favor of one on the Hudson, and during the past few days its regatta committee have been examining suitable courses. The choice lies between a course at Newburg and one at Poughkeepsie. At Newburg a four-mile course can be obtained, sheltered from all except the east winds, so that smooth water is practically assured. The current runs at the rate of but three miles an hour and as the stream at that point is over a mile wide, all the crews can keep...
...that it saves thousands of dollars to the students of the University every year, both directly to those who buy their books and furniture from it, and indirectly to those who never spend a cent in its store, for by competition it has forced the tradesmen of Cambridge to abandon their former extortionate prices. The success of last year is in great measure due to the large business done, but a great deal of its due to the very able way in which the affairs of the society have been managed. The students have had confidence in the society...
...Friday's conference the colleges agreed to withdraw their demand for $500 from the city this year, and also to abandon their position in regard to the observation trains. The original demand was that each college be allowed to control the sale of one-third the tickets for the observation train just where it has been for several years past. The other points in the agreement are practically the same as those discussed a few weeks ago. The full text of the agreement was published in Saturday's papers...