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...puts men in proper shape for outdoor work later now begins. The candidates for the crew and Mott Haven team in particular have a great deal to do in the next three months. The crew men have already been at work for some time with well directed energy. They seem to understand pretty well the task which they have to accomplish. The Mott Haven men should also begin hard work at once. The places of some of the best men on last year's team, men who could always be depended upon to win points, must be filled...
Every good thing has its share of influence which may be small and quite unnoticed by itself, but let a man associate with great books and thoughts and the sum of many single changes in his character will be plainly seen. There is no reason for discouragement because we seem to move slowly even with the hardest and truest work. Every good thing that comes may be depended upon absolutely to give some of its own beauty to the soul it touches. And if we think as little as possible about their influence but give our energy to keeping these...
...game, it is said, may have been played in America long before it appeared in Europe, since the Washoe Indians of Nevada have a species of it, but the ancient Greek "Episkuros," much like the modern game, would seem to have the priority. The Romans also had a game much resembling ours. In England foot ball has been played for hundreds of years and it is said that the first foot ball there was a Danish warrior's head. There is a tradition that the game was played in Derby to celebrate a third century victory over the Romans...
Everything is running smoothly in connection with the various concerts to be given before the Christmas Trip. The new system of selling tickets seems to be working admirably. In connection with this, however, there seem to be a slight misunderstanding. Men who have tickets must remember that every ticket presented on the night of the concert, not bearing the signature of a member of one of the organizations or of the Chairman of the Committee, will be refused. It is absolutely necessary for ticket holders to bear this in mind or a good deal of trouble will result. Before disposing...
...quite, the equal of the famous fifth. The symphony in all its motives is essentially a dance rhythm. It contains many beautiful passages for solo instruments, notably that for second horn in the next to the last movement and one for clarionet near the beginning. The orchestra did not seem in their best form in this last number; several careless mistakes marred the rendering of the programme from a critical standpoint, but these came in minor details so that they did not have a material effect...