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...abandon it. We have been told, however, that the applause is confined to clapping, on Professor Cook's entrance and at the close of the lecture. If this is the case, we should be very sorry to have the custom given up. It has many years past been the habit of the freshman chemistory sections to applaud Professor Cook. The act has been one of friendly feeling on the part of the class toward an instructor whom we all respect, and we feel sure that the gentleman would miss the greeting with which he has been met at the beginning...
Certain individuals who study in the library, are in the habit of collecting together and appropriating several reference-books at one time, and so habitually deprive other men who may wish to refer to these books of an opportunity to use them. It is quite obvious that one book is all that one man can use at one time, and it is equally patent that this one man may be acting unjustly towards many men when he selfishly keeps in his possession several other reference-books than the one he is using. Yet this is a matter of every...
...sides to take every advantage they can. This has never been done here, and many of us have pointed with pride to the contrast, as showing the more gentlemanly tone of Harvard athletics. But we really lose much by this way of practicing, and ought to give it up. Habit is a strong master, and the intense excitement of an important match makes it all the more important that all the conditions of daily practice should be made as exactly as possible those of a match. Men get into the habit of passing just a little ahead ; of claiming downs...
...hope our backs will try to learn it, as none of them have so far been able to make a very long, high punt. Some of the players "run back" now and then. This is very seldom anything but loss. Every man ought to drill himself into the habit of never running back a foot. If there is no one back of you to pass the ball to, say down ; if there is, pass it at once. He can run to better advantage than you can, or else can kick...
...tradesmen of Cambridge, who has made the uniforms for several of the college teams, has lately been in the habit of selling these uniforms to anyone who desires to purchase them. The different organizations should see that this practice is stopped immediately. It has been customary for the various athletic teams of the college to wear costumes which designate one particular sport. These costumes are worn by members of the teams and one else is supposed to wear them. If, however, they are sold to every comer we shall soon see half the college out playing tennis in lacrosse caps...