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...Willard, Bayne muffed the ball and Bemis handsomely tackled Terry, who tried to run with it. This good work took the ball into Yale ground, but Harvard was soon put on the defence again, where Finney did some good tackling, and our rushers stopped some of the Yale attempts to pass. Next an unfortunate high punt by Peabody was caught by Bayne, only a few yards in front of the posts. From this fair catch Richards tried to kick a goal, but failed. Then Finney had another chance to down Terry, who tried a rush. The next attempt to score...
...rushers got down in time to tackle Richards, who had secured it and was trying to run. Terry's kicking sent it to the Harvard end, where it remained, owing to a fluke by Kimball. Richards soon got it and kicked it over the line in a poor attempt for a goal. When brought out and kicked by Willard, Terry secured it and made a run, then passed it to Richards, who lost it. Peters made the next rush, and he was tackled by Peabody, but too late, for both fell over the line and Peters had a touchdown...
...EDITORALAL TALK.-The University. And especially the professional schools, should congratulate themselves that Tuesday's vote resulted in the defeat of Col. James Scripps for legislature. For years he has been a bitter opponent of every improvement needed by the University and his candidacy was nothing more than an attempt to reach a position from which he could strike more letting blows at a grand old school. Every friend of liberal education will rejoice at the defeat of such an ignorant and blatant demagogue. -[Michigan Argonaut...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSOND:-The old question is coming up again. Yes! It is the one about lighting the library. In all seriousness, why must the library be closed every day at sundown? The only danger of fire attending any attempt to light it can now be avoided by the use of the new illuminator, electricity. The expense of introducing this would, to be sure, be large; but the need for the improvement is certainly great enough to justify the college in an effort to raise the necessary means...
...will not attempt to enlarge on the needs for a change in the present regulation of closing the library at sunset. Most of the students have experienced the same inconveniences as myself. If some expression of the opinion of the whole college upon this subject could be made, the faculty might be induced to consider the matter favorable...