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...plain enough that the class as a whole has cause to be thoroughly ashamed of itself. From all accounts, moreover, some individual men on the club have equal cause for censure. We have no criticism to make on the leader of the club; the ones whom we wish the college to know of are those who compose the management which has tried to run the club on the principle not of the best singer but the jolliest fellow; the management which has conducted itself disgracefully at out of town concerts; the management which had charge of the present concert...
...great part of those eleven years, we also note, Harvard was eminently unsuccessful in other branches of athletics. What was the cause of success in one case and of failure in the other, may not have been clear to us at the time. Now, however it certainly is plain enough, It was a settled system of training which brought us success track athletics; it was the lack of it which was largely responsible for our failure in other sports...
...best piece of prose in the number is the "The Light-House Keeper's Story." It is a plain, unvarnished tale of the sea, with little plot. The chief charm of this brief story lies in its smoothness of diction and naturalness of sentiment. It is less ambitious than either of the others of the author's contributions to the Advocate, but it is characterized by the same simplicity of style...
LOST.- Yesterday from the Carey Building, a very heavy, plain, yellow varnished bat. Please return to Enright the janitor before 3 o'clock today...
...concert given by the Freshman Glee and Banjo Clubs last Saturday evening in Eliot Hall, Jamaica Plain, for the benefit of the freshman crew, was a very enjoyable and successful affair. Judging from the applause they received the selections of both the Glee and Banjo Clubs were pleasing to the audience. After the concert the seats were removed from the hall and a very pleasant dance was held. The programme of the concert was as follows...