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...general tables have existed but a few years, starting as an encroachment on the original club tables. That they should now, though in a modified form, be extended over the entire hall, does not seem to be demanded by justice other than in the abstract. So radical a change involves the destruction of the present club life without any compensating gain to the general tables. It does not seem justified by the necessities of the situation...
...dear college friends, Peter Porter, sweet, high-minded, poetic, humorous, lovable comrade, scholar and gentleman. He was colonel of a New York regiment; he fell leading a charge at Cold Harbor. Before going to the war he made his will, and the words with which he began it seem to me sincerely characteristic of the spirit of modest self-conservation which was common to our Harvard soldiers...
...nine needs to make a change also. The men seem contented with being about even with the other team. That will never do in games against strong nines. They need to get into the game and make the most out of every chance for runs, no matter what their opponents are doing...
Although the score on Saturday was not as large as the one in the game at Philadelphia a few weeks ago yet Harvard played pretty poor ball and the game as a whole was discouraging. The infield especially was weak and did not seem to know where to throw the ball when they got it. In the third inning, with the bases full, there was a short hit to Winslow who had plenty of time to field the man out at the plate but he held the ball so long that one run came in and none were...
These songs seem to bring the Indians into close relationship with their gods. They are prayers offered in all sincerity to that unknown power which has favored their crops and brought them success in their hunts...