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...pool, and two squash ball courts for the use of the tenants of Dunster Hall and Little's Block will be erected before next September on Holyoke street behind Dunster Hall. A well is now being bored on the lot to supply water for Dunster, Little's and the new swimming pool. As soon as this work is completed the new building will be begun. It is to be L-shaped and will extend across the south end of the lot and have a ninety foot front on Holyoke street. The gymnasium, 22 by 35 feet, will...
...first public performance of Le Pedant Joue will be given by the Cercle Francais, tonight in Brattle Hall, at 8 o'clock. The tickets entitling the holder to a reserved seat are $1.50. The new edition of Le Pedant Jone by H. B. Stanton '00 will be sold at the door. This edition contains, besides the text of the play, a story of the life of Cyrano de Bergerac and his works...
...third annual convention of physical directors of the principal universities and colleges of the United States will be held at New Haven, Dec. 29 and 30. Representatives will be present at the meeting from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Wesleyan, Williams, Amherst, Brown, Ohio State University, New York University and many others. Dr. Sargent will read a paper on "The Place of Physical Training in the College Curriculum...
...first number of a new magazine, the International Monthly, will be published by MacMillan and Company on January...
College plays are very popular and always have been, for colleges were the early homes of plays. This performance, however, brings a new era of French plays into Harvard, as Cyrano de Bergerac is the first writer of his kind who has been reproduced on the college stage. The selection of this play is an excellent one for two reasons; because it was written by Cyrano de Bergerac and because it deals with one of the leading French colleges. The introduction of the book is probably the better part, as it gives a clear idea of Cyrano himself...