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...first complaint is that certain factious spirits in the convention of the Amateur Association tried to prevent the colleges from entering men at the amateur meeting by fixing the date of the meeting for the fall instead of for June; but, as this proposition was defeated, we hardly see the necessity of crying out against it now. The chief complaint, however, relates to the representation which the Inter-Collegiate Association is allowed in the conventions of the Athletic Association. "They did not, it is true, refuse the petition of the I. C. A. A. for membership in their select number...
...steady game behind the bat and made a very pretty catch of a foul tip from Richardson's bat. In the seventh inning Coolidge was run into by H. B. Hall, who was trying to steal second. The result was a severe sprain of the ankle which will prevent him from playing again for three or four weeks. Lovering came in to second and Keep took Lovering's place at right. In the next inning after one run was made by the Beacons, Allen was struck by the ball and had to stop playing. His place was taken by Baker...
...exceptionally good - the Microcosm, the Etonian, and the Miscellany - were edited by boys who possessed great firmness of character as well as genius and judgment. Canning, Mackworth, Pread, and Gladstone all knew how to recruit a staff, keep it up to the best standard of work, and prevent its members from falling out. If he had not become a statesman he might have done wonders in conducting a London daily newspaper...
...Madagascar embassy who arrive in Boston tonight will visit Harvard during their stay in this vicinity. In regard to this embassy the Advertiser says: "The members of the Malagassy embassy have visited Paris; London and Washington to prevent the perpetration of wrongs upon an innocent people, and to secure such advantages of treaties or trade as might be secured from any civilized government willing to enter upon a venture in the greatest of the African islands. It would be idle to think that this embassy will give new life or new directions to American commerce. On the other hand...
...nature' as to what one drinks and its times and quantity. I suppose most young people could do as much without wine as with it. Real brain work of itself, I think, upsets the worker and makes him bilious; wine will not cure this, nor will abstaining from wine prevent it. But, in general, wine used in moderation seems to add to the agreeableness of life - for adults, at any rate; and whatever adds to the agreeableness of life adds to its resources and powers...