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...Harvard athletes for using North Avenue as a running track. "Squads of them," says the Tribune, "frequently monopolize the sidewalk, crowding to one side persons who happens to be in the way as they rush past. Sometimes they select the street, and frighten horses as they run by them, clad in airy gymnasium costume. This use of a principal street as a training ground is getting to be an intolerable nuisance, and should be stopped." Of course, we regret very much that Harvard men should be the cause of an "intolerable nuisance." although we have not been aware that...
...Tribune casually brings up another matter that is of far more concern to us, and, as we believe, to the public at large. When Cambridge horses go about "clad in airy gymnasium costume," and that, too, on North Avenue, certainly something ought to be done...
...elective system into the last two or two and a half years of the collegiate courses has contributed much to this result. There has been in years past much undiscriminating criticism by some ultra-conservative college officers in the East of any attempt at modifying the iron-clad curriculum. But it is noteworthy that the very colleges which have been the sources of this criticism are themselves introducing the elective system into the latter half of the course. The commendations of it, which the men have so stoutly opposed it are now forced to make in justification of the change...
...unusually large crowd of spectators assembled on Holmes yesterday afternoon to witness the freshman games. The damp, chilly air made it unpleasant enough for the spectators, and doubly disagreeable for the thinly clad contestants. The only redeeming feature of the afternoon was the promptness with which the clerk of course, R. D. Smith, Jr., caused the events to be run off. The summary is as below...
...nine. Looking from this point the scene was a very beautiful one, taking in the ground stand with its crowded audience; the long lines of carriages, bright with the blue parasols of their fair occupants; the level turf of the diamond, dotted here and there with crimson or blue clad players, the whole standing out distinctly against back-ground of the clear May sky. Repeated cheers welcomed the appearance of the nines upon the field, doubly repeated when any good play called for commendation...