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...clock, the new athletic contests take place on Jarvis Field. It is hoped that every one will make this first result of the new project as successful as possible by being present. The President of the Association has lately received a letter from Mr. Blaikie of '67, expressing much interest in the scheme of athletic contests and stating it as already certain that more prizes will be offered for such contests at the meeting of the Colleges next summer. Mr. Blaikie's belief in the use of such exercises is shown by the remark in his address to the undergraduates...
...novelty of the entertainment would no doubt suffice to fill the gallery for months to come, but popular interest might eventually decline unless proper stimulants were offered. To meet this difficulty I should propose the following plan...
...interest awakened by these contests would insure the constant attendance of a large number of people, desirous of speculating upon the chances of the various competitors, and, after the award, of critically examining the personal appearance and peculiarities of the victors. The establishment of such a plan as I have suggested would at once give pleasure, in providing the students with quite a new field for contest, and secure profit, by transferring a little of the surplus wealth of the novelty-seeking public to the coffers of the University...
...University crew; and although the Law and Medical Schools cannot pull in a race, the interest they take in the result of the Regatta is quite as great as that of the undergraduates. So many of the members of these schools are graduates of Harvard, that we cannot think our confidence in their willingness to aid us is misplaced...
Much also can be said concerning the manner of reading. Strict attention and a kindly feeling toward the author enhance our interest in a book otherwise unattractive; while a cynical and faultfinding person can never be thoroughly entertained...