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...Tennis Association publish a notice this morning in explanation of their recent petition, from which it appears that the whole trouble was the result of a misunderstanding by one of the athletic committee in regard to the action which had previously been taken in the matter by the other members of the committee. The petition is now withdrawn, and no further action will be taken in the matter...
...Junior forensic due today-Subject: 1. A criticism of the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the legal-tender case. 2. England's Egyptian policy. 3. A criticism of Sumner's "What Social Classes owe to each other." 4. What are the conditions under which a Republican form of Goverment may be expected to do permanent? 5. Have we any knowledge independent of experience? Any of the subjects for the fourth senior forensic may also be taken by juniors...
...tendency is, that as the prejudices of the reading public of New York are apt to differ from those of the reading public of Boston, the errors made by a New Yorker will naturally be counter-balanced by those made by a Bostonian. But in the case of the recent vote, the number of votes was entirely too small to permit this influence to have much force. The only influence that can directly be drawn from the vote is that the reading public reached by the journals who took the matter in hand had very little interest in literature other...
...recent meeting of the Secondary School Education Society President Eliot was present and spoke on "Desirable Changes in the Programs of Public Schools." He said that of late there had been at Harvard considerable discussion on the Greek question, or rather on the questions which are the best constituents of a secondary education, and in what proportion should they be mingled? There is no controversy among the college faculty as regards the desirability of French and German. The fact that Latin has ceased to be the fundamental language of scholars, and its place taken by French and German, should alter...
...perhaps, not of much importance absolutely what anyone's private opinions about the game of base-ball may be. The subject is not in itself one of supreme interest. President Eliot, however, occupies at present a peculiarly prominent position before the public in consequence of the recent agitation of the general subject of college athletics largely set on foot him. Any expression of opinion relating to this subject by President Eliot, such as the above, and delivered with the intent of influencing the opinion of a part or of the whole public naturally can be expected to attract attention...