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...hoped that this awakened interest marks a return of our enthusiasm for the long neglected art of public speaking, and that the joint debates of this year are only the beginning of an annual series. The friends of the two universities have long desired some such contest. It is well that there be a rivalry on this side of the college life as well as in athletics; that there be the same sort of stimulus to intellectual that there is to physical activity...
...third century victory over the Romans, and in 1829 the game there is described as played between parishes and as a kind of "cross-country" affair, with more than a thousand players. "Broken shins, broken heads, torn coats, and lost hats are among the minor accidents of this fearful contest." The eyewitness of this game goes on to say, "the crowd is encouraged by respectable persons attached to each party, who take a surprising interest in the result of the day's sport...
...business, and the House proceeds to the election of a speaker. This election, however, is merely a form, for the speaker has long since ceased to be chosen by the House. The selection of this important officer lies with the caucus of the party which holds the majority. No contest for the nomination of speaker has been so hotly contested as that of the present year...
...first the undergraduate members were a success. The new committee did much valuable work, especially in revision of the playing rules of foot ball. It remained unchanged for three years, but trouble was brewing in an unexpected quarter. The number of men engaged in athletics and the number of contests had been constantly increasing since 1880. The Athletic Committee had looked upon this as a subject for congratulation, but many old graduates, who could remember the days when the race with Yale was the sole undergraduate contest, began to take alarm. Their fears for the future of the college resulted...
...international tug-of-war contest is to be held in Mechanics Building, Boston, during the week beginning December...