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...glad to learn that the difficulties of the Senior Crew have been finally settled, and that the class will be represented in the spring races by a good eight. Six men who have had experience in the shell, including the captain, Mr. Cabot, of last year's University Crew, have finally consented to row, thus leaving but two places to be filled by new men. It is to be hoped that candidates for these two vacant places will not be wanting; there are plenty of men in the class who are able and should be willing to devote time...
Yale, it is said, harbors the idea that, if she bears off the victory at New London next year, she will send the victorious crew across the water, there to compete with he English university crew...
...joint committee, no other guarantee is necessary, and we decline to sign any further agreement. We cannot consent to the appointment of a neutral committee, as it implies a lack of confidence in our respective committees and in their ability to settle questions which in former years the crew considered themselves competent to decide. We are of the opinion that your graduate committee having full power, the joint committee is competent to bring the whole matter to a satisfactory conclusion under any contingency. We are anxious to meet your crew the coming summer, but decline to accept your challenge until...
...meeting of the senior crew last evening Mr. Cabot was elected captain...
...music to which the Terphsichoreans glided across the floor below." The scene, we are told, "was one from fairy land," with "generous bowls of lemonade" scattered around, (could the ordinary mortal imagine such a fitting drink for fairies as lemonade?) while above this domain of fays hung the Yale crew's shell, which "looked down upon the people below, recalling the time when it had looked upon eelgrass and had felt sadder." Who could have thought of such a brilliant compliment to the young ladies of New Haven? Who would have thought they reminded one of "eel-grass...