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...offered by them to the best runner in school. A few years ago there was considerable discussion in England about the large amount of time given to athletics at Eton, and how study was secondary to sport, and so on in the same strain that we have so often heard. One particularly severe article appeared in the Edinborough Review, criticising harshly the condition of affairs at Eton. However, cause for complaint, if it ever existed, has, we believe, now disappeared...
...Yale papers are cheering on their freshman nine in hopes that their efforts will lead to victory for the blue when harvard '87 meets Yale '87 at base-ball. It seems that much despondency was felt in New Haven when the college heard that their freshmen had been defeated by Williston Academy for the first time in ten years. But this only served to wake up the Yale freshmen. They saw that, unless they worked hard, there would be no chance for them to beat our '87 nine. The thought of losing the coveted seats on the "fence" spurred them...
...that the annuals are so close upon us, the frequenters of the library should be careful to make as little noise as possible while moving about in the reading room. We have frequently heard complaints that some men come into the library and wander about in an aimless way, going from one alcove to another, taking down book after book, or listlessly turning over the volumes which lie upon the tables. Much of this seemingly need-less labor is, perhaps, necessary, but can undoubtedly be accomplished in a more quiet manner and with less annoyance to the other inmates...
Some excellent declamation was heard at the preliminary trial for the Boylston Prizes, yesterday afternoon...
...number of men who drew for rooms and failed, are now heard muttering about a new dormitory and more accommodation in the yard...