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...moments. They seemed hours. Once, I thought I should have to give in; but I looked down at little Elsie, who was twined around me, with her quivering hands clasped about my neck; and the look of terrible suffering in her face changed, as she raised her deep brown eyes to mine, to such a look of hope and trust, that I bit my lip till the blood came, and vowed to hold on till I died...
...opinion at Princeton concerning the advisability of retaining Amherst and Dartmouth in the base-ball league is not yet decidedly formed. The general tendency is however toward reducing the number of nines in the league. Of course if it is advisable to take such action, Amherst, Dartmouth and Brown are the least desirable members of the league. The editorial in the Yale News upon the subject was an amusing one. The position taken seeming to be that Yale would not stand by and see Amherst abused; and the impression given was that Yale's authority in the matter was supreme...
K.Harvard, we think, agrees with all of the above except with the proposition to exclude Brown from the proposed new league of the larger colleges. It would be a measure of doubtful expediency...
...best yet made. It hopes that owing to the fact that considerable money has already been expended at Amherst and Dartmouth for next year's nines, the usual games will be played with those colleges this year. "It is thought," it says, "that by restricting the league to Harvard, Brown, Princeton and Yale, much more interesting and well-attended games will result. And if each nine plays a series of three games with each other nine, one on home grounds, one on their opponents', and one in New York, it is highly probable that base-ball at Yale at least...
...decided expression of opinion has yet come from Brown on the question. It is hoped that she will favor the move however. It will be seen from the above that although definite sentiments have not as yet been generally formed, a tendency to favor the move as an advisable reform is apparent. The question deserves careful consideration. Interference with the right of any party will not be countenanced, we believe, and yet the best interests of the majority cannot justly be made to suffer to favor the wishes...