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...janitors as a rule are very obliging in lending tools, step-ladders, etc., to the students. Of late there has been considerable inconvenience afforded both janitor and students by delay on the part of some to return such articles. One janitor has posted up notices asking all those who have borrowed tools of him to return them. If all would return tools as soon as through with them it would be a kindness to all parties concerned; a little thought will easily secure this...
...seems probable that the new rule adopted by the colleges on President Eliot's initiative, forbidding the league nines to play with professionals or to have the services of professional coaches in their training, will work greatly to the advantage of the nines of the smaller colleges such as Amherst and Dartmouth, who have had few of these advantages. Consequently it can be expected that next year's contest will be far closer than that of the season just closed. If, also, as is expected, Williams makes application and is admitted to the college league, another dangerous rival will...
...fielding averages of pitchers, under the rule now in vogue in the league, now exceeds that even of the first-baseman, owing to the counting of assistance on strikes as fielding assistance, when the former belongs exclusively to "battery" work, and has nothing whatever to do with fielding assistance. By this system it is impossible to tell a pitchers's skill as a pitcher. Under this rule, in fact, Daily, the one-armed pitcher, who is physically incapacitated for fielding equal to others, exceeds every fielder in the league, such splendid fielders in the pitcher's position as McCormick, Ward...
...year by any such an obligation, although no doubt in the majority of cases it might be the best policy to pursue, to elect each former treasurer to the presidency in his senior year. But there might arise occasions, where it would be very desirable to break this rule, and in such cases such a custom as this would be found to be very inconvenient...
...rule is being enforced at Washington, that no clerk shall be absent from his department for more than 30 days in one year, except by special permit, and then without...