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...certainly a surprise to learn that Columbia, by failing to appear against Princeton on Monday, has forfeited her position in the foot-ball association. If the news proves true it will make a new aspect of affairs, and though the championship can hardly be said to be effected by her withdrawal from the association, it will make the fight between the remaining colleges even more exciting than before. Of late years Columbia's teams have invariably failed to obtain better than last place, and it was always a pleasure to feel that unless under the most adverse circumstances the other...
...will train our elevens as Mr. Bancroft has trained our eights. Some we know, will not admit that foot-ball can be taught in this definite way. But they need only notice this great improvement of foot-ball at Yale under Mr. Camp's coaching, and to learn about the wonderful work done by coaching at Adams Academy some years ago when the school was large,-to be convinced that foot-ball can be taught ; that it would be better to take the best men and teach them foot-ball, just as we take the best men and teach them...
...were sorry and surprised to learn yesterday that the president and corporation had not taken and would not take any steps towards inviting Mr. Matthew Arnold to lecture here. It seems to us that, as has been the case before, the college missed not only an opportunity of honoring so distinguished a man as Mr. Arnold, but also was in some measure forgetful of the interests of the students. The honor might be slight, but the interest and value in hearing the son of Tom Browne's Doctor Arnold, and a man who has played so distinguished a part...
...believe in having the new track used as a place to learn to ride the bicycle, as it was on Friday afternoon...
...nothing against strong batting. It is ability to bat that wins the games and for Harvarn to make any sort of show in the future she must have a pitcher who can keep down an opponent's batting, and men who can bat for us. Our men will never learn to bat while they have no good pitching to bat against. The base-ball association should be allowed to engage a professional pitcher as trainer at once, when other colleges are doing so, and should not be obliged to go through another season similar to the last. If the nine...