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There is trouble at the Naval Academy Annapolis. The cadet officers of the batallion of midshipmen have resigned, and none of the first and second classes will accept these positions. The third and fourth classes are either incompetent or afraid to accept them. Most of the first-class have been put on board the Santee under arrest. The trouble grew out of charges that a cadet officer had exposed the contents of examination papers...
...tables. On six courses dines the aesthetic Harvard man; and he often feels disposed to grumble at destiny if his pocket-book will not permit him to indulge in such extras as fresh salmon, straw berries in February, and all the delicacies that belong to the menu of a first-class hotel. Such a thing as a marked violation of good breeding is almost unknown at these tables. For six years from four hundred to six hundred students have eaten together in this the largest college dining hall in the world, and no disturbance whatever has ever occurred. Indeed, such...
...that Amherst is not only unanimously opposed to any such change, but would consider it an injustice if measures were taken to remove her from the association, especially at this late date, after a considerable sum has been expended upon the nine in expectation of putting a first-class team in the field next spring...
...said that a first-class restaurant is soon to be started in the vicinity of Harvard square by Boston parties...
...Metropolitan team for their league season of 1883 include three first-class "batteries," viz.: Ward and Ewing, Welsh and Dorgan, and O'Neil and Clapp. The infielders will be Connor, Troy and Hankinson on the bases, and Caskins at short stop. The outfield will include Gillespie, Dorgan and Welsh. When Ewing does not catch he will cover second base. It will be seen that but three of this year's players have been retained by the Metropolitan Company for their league championship team...