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...said that Dr. Holmes does not propose to undertake a trip to Europe at present. He is in high favor with the literary people of England, and would no doubt have a reception there which would be very pleasing...
...meeting room in the gymnasium is an institution which should not be allowed to lose any portion of its interest by becoming a memorial simply of the remote past. Such at present seems to be the danger, for no new pictures and trophies to speak of have been put in since the room was first fitted up. There can be found there pictures neither of the crews, nines or foot-ball teams of the past two years. Of course such things can be much more easily furnished now than they will be later, and it seems as if somebody should...
...meeting of the Union was not as well attended as it should have been, less than one hundred being present. Mr. Saunders occupied the chair, and the question was as announced, that of "Athletics at Harvard...
...Agassiz upheld professional coaches, and was answered by Mr. Loeb. A word was spoken by Mr. Lloyd in favor of working boats on the river and class nines, and then the chair called for an expression of opinion from Prof.'s Lanman and Sargent who were present...
...brief address, in which he called attention to the fact that the pressure brought against athletics from outside was not by the scholarly men, but by the athletic men, who realize that they had spent too much time in athletics while in college. He himself had anticipated the present general discussion three years ago. The athletic committee of the faculty assume to control the whole athletic interests of the college. Moreover, the faculty have recognized athletics as an important factor in a college training. The faculty committee were selected on account of special interest in the subject on the part...