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...just come to light that members of the Cambridge Bicycle Club have been in the habit of practicing on the Holmes Field track at five o'clock in the morning, a somewhat unusual hour. As no permission has been given this club to avail itself of the track, the action of some of its members would seem to exhibit a degree of "nerve" that is rather surprising...
...Yale News of Thursday contains an account of a meeting of the Yale freshman class that is thoroughly characteristic of Yale. The meeting was called to discuss what action the class thought best to take on the arrangement of the first freshman ball game with Harvard. After considerable discussion about the correspondence on the subject that had already passed between New Haven and Cambridge, one of the speakers, Mr. Goodwin, declared that "upon consultation with a large number of upper classmen, and upon finding the views of the class on the subject, he thought that the whole college would sustain...
...that they would be expelled if their intentions were carried out-that they could take their choice, and be either men or monkeys. The students decided to give the performance notwithstanding these threats, and the program was carried out. A meeting of the faculty is called to decide what action will be taken in the matter. Considerable interest attaches to the affair, as it is thought the faculty will not back down from their threat, but that the students will be expelled...
...president of the college appeared on the scene. Black eyes and bloody noses were the fashion. Only one student was badly wounded. The sophomores suffered most. It is thought that the ill-feeling between the two classes will now be dropped, and that the faculty will take no action in the matter. [Collegian...
...justified in saying to a member of the executive committee that if this fact in relation to tennis being more popular than lacrosse was proved, it would have great weight with the faculty, and he suggested a petition. Another gentleman on the athletic committee said that Dr. Sargent's action was hasty and the grounds were positively to be given to lacrosse and cricket, on the east and west ends of Jarvis field, in order to get their position settled. In the fall, new tennis courts, behind Divinity Hall and in other places will be provided, but for the present...