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...rather remarkable advertisement appears in one of the New York theatrical papers of a new musical sketch now ready for production. Its title is "That Girl from Vassar," in which "Virgie Vane, the pet of Vassar," and "Harry Hall, from Harvard, general athlete, with a record of 10 1/2 seconds," figure as the principal and striking characters. A new dance is introduced, called the "Harvard shuffle." We extend the hand of sympathy in our common affliction to our sisters at Vassar...
...HERALD: Will you kindly permit me the use of your columns for announcing a new departure which the Pierian Sodality is about to undertake? Knowing how few are the opportunities that most students have of knowing the class of music which has been written for one or two instruments, rather than a whole orchestra, the management have thought that such an opportunity might be welcomed by not a few. They have, therefore, resolved to make the experiment this Thursday evening and hope that all those who feel an interest will show it by attending. The Pierian propose, then, to give...
...looking over the programme of outdoor athletic meetings in the various colleges we notice that nearly every one has events in lacrosse and base-ball throwing or foot-ball kicking. Although our meetings are rather crowded with the large number of necessary events, still it seems possible that the time could be profitably spared to give opportunity for a contest in one if not all of these additional events. The trial at foot-ball kicking could take place at the fall meeting, and it seems as though base-ball throwing would make an interesting event in the coming spring meeting...
...Harvard College at the beginning of President Eliot's administration," says the writer, "must have presented a rather inferior appearance, as judged by the buildings. During the last thirteen years about two million dollars have been used for building purposes. Some of the oldest halls have Revolutionary memories, but have not attractive exteriors. The lecture system so largely used, in part even in Mathematics, of course offers temptation to cramming; and that very much of this is done is not denied; but this is not regarded as wholly evil even by so competent a judge as the late Professor Jevons...
...Yale Courant makes the rather astonishing claim that W. C. Camp, the well-known Yale foot-ball and base-ball player, "has certainly done as much as, and we feel that we might say more than, any man in this country to advance athletic sports...