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...member of the committee would lead to one statement, and the same application to another member would result in a very different statement. It was this seeming want of union in the committee itself which did much to inspire distrust among the students. The present arrangement, however, will prevent any recurrence of this trouble. On Thursdays at 12.15 the committee will meet in the office of the director of the gymnasium and will be pleased to receive any member or officer of any of the athletic associations and confer with them on questions pertaining to athletics. In this...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/31/1884 | See Source »

...butter two or three weeks since, the over-flavored ice cream a few days ago and others, doubtless, that did not affect the whole hall. Only constant vigilance on the part of the directors, and a willingness to learn from such mistakes on the part of the steward, can prevent these mishaps. Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families, whether they number 8 or 800. The students do not realize what a big thing Memorial is, and how great a credit it is to Harvard college that the students have been able to manage the hall successfully...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/29/1884 | See Source »

...deserves while the only place in which to play it is Jarvis Field The courts there are without exception the poorest I ever saw and have the added disadvantage of being so near the foot ball grounds as to be continually surrounded by confusion. There is nothing to prevent the balls from escaping into the road at either side, and the muckers, the curse of the yard, are always on hand to distract the player. To crown all the courts are of turf and consequently unfit for use, for a turf court without the best care and on a poor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATIONS. | 10/24/1884 | See Source »

...opinion is, "Do nothing which will prevent a single man from joining the procession...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/22/1884 | See Source »

...next spring the appearance of that part of the grounds will be careless and unfelt. We cannot blame the students for preferring soft grass to dusty gravel walks. The college authorities should have the paths watered and rolled so as to be fit for use and in this way prevent the passers-by from wearing down the grass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/20/1884 | See Source »

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