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...Varsity' is going into regular practice this week, in order that the men may be in good condition for next year's work. Our nine is made up of extra material, and needs only practice to place Amherst side by side with Yale and Harvard." - Amherst Student...
Whether this last statement is strictly correct is a question futurity alone can solve; but we have a question which we doubt not the editors of the Student can answer : What is "a nine made up of extra material"? A nine containing extra material might either be a nine of overfed men, or (strange and paradoxical though it may seem) it might be a nine with more than nine men in it; but a nine made up of extra material is indeed a wonderful thing. Apres tout, perhaps it only means that the material is extra good...
Many men come here familiar with either the French or German languages, but not knowing the literary masterpieces. To the earnest student the rudiments of Spanish and Italian, with his knowledge of Latin, present few serious difficulties. If he take some Spanish or Italian rudimentary course as an extra "cram-up" on Diez, he will find Dante and Cervantes easy...
...Bursar will make out his bills on June 10, after which an assistant will be at Memorial Hall to receive the money for all extra orders, and no orders will be taken except for cash...
will be able to row who do not own a boat of their own, and for them the expenses will be increased. It would be a pity if this comes to pass through the lack of a few extra members, and therefore we hope that all those interested in rowing who have not yet joined a club will do so at once, and help to keep the system in existence...