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...meeting of the executive committee of the H. A. A., held last evening, it was voted to adopt new rules to govern sparring, and to give two prizes at the winter meeting in such events as have more than three competitors...
...represented at the annual meeting of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes held in New York on Saturday. It was voted to allow a seven-foot run in the hammer throwing, to hold the preliminaries of the field events and the 440 yds. run in the morning, and to adopt new rules to govern bicycle races. The treasurer reported a balance of $15,000 in the treasury. H. M. Wheel-wright was elected president of the association...
...indication of the future. In the last three years, from the thirty-five men who have met Yale in football, seventeen have been on 'varsity teams in the spring. In regard to this regulation it must, however, be borne in mind that Harvard could not afford to adopt it single-handed. The statement of President Eliot that the adoption of these regulations would not decrease the chances for victory over other 'varsity teams is, it seems to us, probably erroneous. None the less, if Harvard can propose good reforms, we believe that they will be put into practice not only...
There is no reason why we should desert the Renaissance style, for this we can adopt to our needs as other centuries have to theirs, but as soon as we endeavor to imitate former styles we fall out of touch with our own era, and therefore fail of accomplishing the main object of modern architecture, the union of art with architecture in representing the feelings of the times...
Question: "Resolved, That all civilized nations should adopt the single gold standard...