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Contrary to recent precedent, Columbia will have a 'varsity eleven this year, and from this early stage the prospects for a creditable team are excellent. Since September 10 the candidates about 20 in number, have been in training quarters at Erastina, Staten Island, and the work they have accomplished there is encouraging...
...recent changes in the personnel of the CRIMSON board made a few vacancies in the editorial staff which must be filled at once. The trials for these positions will be entirely competitive and no favoritism will be shown in the choice of candidates. Quickness and accuracy in seeking and gathering news and facility in writing smooth, straightforward English will be the requisites of success, and candidates will be judged according to these standards. The CRIMSON it must be remembered is a daily paper and hence demands men of energy. To such the three or four vacancies are now open...
...Edwin Arnold in a recent interview, compared the discipline at Harvard with that at Oxford. The comparison is not unfavorable to Harvard as may be seen from the following quotations from the published intereview...
...number of men assembled on Jarvis field dressed for practice. The candidates for the freshman eleven began work a little after three o'clock. The number of freshmen trying for their class eleven is unusually large, and the material seems to be rather better than it has been in recent years. The men are heavier than usual, and display an energetic spirit and willingness to work which promises well. About three-quarters of an hour was spent in passing the ball, kicking, and drilling in rush line work. There are a few men among the candidates who are of unusual...
...Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs have already begun to make preparations for their annual tour during the Christmas vacation. The trip will not be as extended as that taken last year, but will include several cities not visited in recent years. Concerts will be given in the following cities: Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati and Pittsburg. At Cleveland and St. Louis the clubs will stay two days, attending the annual dinners of the alumni of those cities. Reception will be tendered the clubs at the other cities...