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...there seems to be an inseparable difficulty at the outset: men cannot find time to attend the rehearsals. The natural consequence was well illustrated by my own class. It is within bounds to say that half of us had never looked at the song before we were huddled together, hot and excited, to flounder through it at sight. Moreover, even were the difficulty overcome - even if every senior had learned his part and sang - there are two reasons why the result would be ineffective. In the first place, the volume of sound - in the open air with a full brass...
...weather has been hot and dry ever since the crew came here. In spite of the pleasant and comfortable location of the crew quarters, the men have to seek cool places in order to keep comfortable owing to the oppressive heat. But heat and sun do not keep the crews from their persistent work in the boat. Captain Perkins came back last Saturday and rowed a little with the crew that afternoon. Tuesday he took his place at No. 2 and did the full crew work. His arm is not quite well yet but is improving. The order...
...their hits. Wiggin was in the box. He pitched an excellent, steady game holding the visitors down to six hits, and giving only one base on balls. Hovey had most to do on our side, and with the exception of his one error, did it all well, handling several hot liners very prettily. For the visitors Walmsley played a beautiful game at third. His throws across the diamond were marvels of accuracy...
...There has been, however, a very distinct wish on the part of a great many men that some change be made in the hours for the final examinations. According to the present method the student is obliged to write a large part of his examination in the hot, noon hours. He has also the drawback of being crowded in with a lot of other men who are also annoyed and made nervous by the excessive heat. If our buildings had a perfect system of ventilation the case might not be so bad. As it is, however, there seems...
...exhibition match was played yesterday afternoon between Lockett '92, the winner of the recent handicap tournament, and Chase '92, who holds the championship of the college. The day was a poor one for tennis as it was intensely hot and too windy for accurate playing. Although Chase gave Lockett fifteen, the play was lifeless throughout the match, and very few of the games were close. The first set was the best, Chase getting the last five games straight, with the score four to one against...