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...rebuilding of St. Saviour's Church, the old St. Mary Overy's, the good bishop-not unknown to us in America from his visits there-would interest all Harvardians in the shrine that the probable baptism of John Harvard within its walls has sanctified in their memories. It is certain that the St. Saviour's School, which formerly stood adjacent to the church, had in those early days the father of John Harvard among its governors. Amid the changes which Southwark has undergone, so that most of the ancient landmarks are obliterated which connect it with names already mentioned...
...Annex the number of specials is unusually large, consequently the inference is often unjustly made that many of the specials could not pass the admission examinations. On second thought, however, one will see that to a certain extent the Annex is both a college and a professional school; hence the tendency to specialize...
...make this last remark, because we learn that certain members of the class are already electioneering and organizing for the class day elections. Such action is an unmitigated evil. Class day elections, whenever they come, always have their ill effects; and nothing could show a worse spirit than such efforts, at this time of the year, to increase these bad effects...
...such a state is possible; but we should very much like to think that the men in Ninety-two believe that their fellows are gentlemen, and capable of being trusted to choose wisely and justly when the time comes. This utter lack of confidence it is, which is leading certain men, nearly a year beforehand, to organize and work systematically for power in the class day elections...
...candidates for the Yale nine are doing much the same work as our men. They practice throwing and fielding, base running and sliding, daily in the cage, with the usual exercises in the gymnasium and out-door running. In addition to this, every man has certain hours for batting practice, under the coaching of Horner of the New Haven team. The old men who are candidates this year are Poole '91, who played catcher on last year's team; Norman McClintock, who played left field; Cushing '91, right field; Mnrphy '93, centre field; Owsley '92 S., third base; Bowers...