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...place for a class to appear in evening dress at nine o'clock in the morning on Class Day or any other day, as it would be for them to appear at a ball in reefers. The dress of the undergraduate upon occasions is a black gown and a college-cap, profanely called a "mortar-board." This costume was formerly worn here, and as we retain foolish customs because they are old, I should like to hear some logician explain the chain of reasoning which leads us to reject a custom both old and sensible...
...annual dinner of the Harvard Club of New York took place at Delmonico's on Friday last. The after dinner speech of the President of the Club, Mr. Rufus H. Choate, was witty and entertaining; and the remarks of President Eliot and Professor Benjamin Peirce are of interest to all undergraduates as well as graduates...
...were led, much to our regret, into making an unjust attack upon an officer of the College who is much respected by all who have anything to do with him. We think we see two ways by which such a mistake might have been avoided. In the first place it would have been prevented if the Faculty had adopted the plan of making public all their votes regarding the government of the students; and, in the second place, we should certainly not have committed the error had they refrained from passing a vote which we agree with the Advocate...
...Gymnastic Tournament to take place at the Gymnasium next week is an innovation of the Athletic Association we heartily approve. While it has been the custom in various other colleges to have regular winter athletic contests, Harvard has not, at least for the past few years, done anything to keep up the spirits and zeal of the men who work conscientiously during the long months of the close season, as it might appropriately be called. To spectators, also, this tournament will be interesting, and probably very amusing. Any break in the winter's dulness is certain to be acceptable...
...Yale Record of this week has an editorial criticising the reply of the Harvard Freshmen to a challenge received from Yale. The matter, as we understand it, is this: The challenge received was for a six - oared race to be rowed at the same time and place as the University, and, under ordinary circumstances, would have been perfectly satisfactory to our men. This year, however, they have agreed to row in the Freshman race at Saratoga, and it is believed that to row with Yale at Springfield would seriously lessen their chances of victory in the other race...