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...played on neutral grounds. Finally, they passed a resolution stating that, while the athletic associations of Columbia college desired to raise the standard of college athletics, it thought that could be better attended to by the students themselves, and urged that the matter be referred to the undergraduates. A call was issued for a meeting of three delegates from each college, to be held at Columbia College on Saturday afternoon, March...
...evils already commented on are general. There are other so-called evils which are special-some peculiar to one kind of athletics, but not belonging to the others. One of these, charged against base-ball, is that the game brings the students into contact with "professionals." Whatever may be the extent of the evil in other colleges, at Yale it has not proved to be so great as to call for faculty interference, or even to excite apprehension. All the evils, real or imaginary, connected with ball playing, are reduced to a minimum when the students meet "professionals." They meet...
...bound to erupt, even through incalculable obstacles, and carry to the outer world at least some taken of the fires that burn within." The students say that they have long enough confined their feelings to "concealed disrespect, quiet sneers, and subdued profanity toward that body whose position should call for personal respect. "Nor is this hostility confined only to the espionage and athletic questions. Much fault is found with the system of examinations recently introduced...
...wish to call particular attention to the petition to the faculty which has been placed in the office of the Cooperative Society. As the faculty meeting at which it is to be presented is called for tomorrow afternoon it is necessary to sign at once. As it is intended to be a free and voluntary expression of opinion it was not deemed best to carry it around from room to room, as in that case some might be influenced to sign against their convictions. But because it is voluntary and each man desiring to sign must take the trouble upon...
...While the resolution seems less objectionable than some of the preceding ones we would like to call attention to the fact that it is asserted that a race is not harmful in proportion to its length, but that on the contrary the stroke rowed in the longer races is less exhausting and makes less strain on the vital forces of the crews chosen for them. In addition, the men selected for these crews have in the class races already demonstrated their ability for long sustained effort. If, however, the opinion of practical oarsmen, which we believe is opposed to such...