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...Saturday last a meeting of the executive committee of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association was held in New York. A great many details relating to the annual intercollegiate contest were discussed and some important matters were acted upon. George Crompton '95 is the Harvard member of the committee...
...meeting of the executive committee of the Harvard Fencing Club last evening it was decided to accept Columbia's challenge for a contest, on condition that the latter send the trophy that Harvard won last year to the Harvard Fencing Club. The trophy, which is to be an appropriate brouze statuette, has not yet been completed. The executive committee took this stand on the ground that the Harvard club could not be challenged for a trophy that it has never received, and also that the symbol of the victory of last year's team might be publicly exhibited...
...interesting to see how thoroughly awakened Yale is to her need for improvement in the art of debate. The last contest with Harvard has apparently made defeat do longer endurable, and every effort is being made to provide such training as may prevent its recurrence. In these efforts both faculty and students are united. The students are anxious to remove what they now begin to consider the disgrace of repeated defeats, while the Faculty seek to free Yale from the possible reproach of neglecting an important branch of college education. Their latest move has been a particular request...
...first of the preliminary debates in competition for the Thacher prize, resulted in the choice of Hiram Bingham, Jr., '98, as one of the speakers to contest in the final debate. The three remaining preliminary contests will be held during the coming week...
...Faculty to forbid the freshman baseball nine to play any games with college teams. While the action was probably not too severe, it will undoubtedly have a bad effect on Yale's baseball chances in the next few years. The team will continue work as usual, to contest in the class championship. C. R. Bemet '97 S, has been appointed temporary captain...