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...make a liberal allowance for every possible delay, it still seems as though the corporation were greatly at fault for not furnishing the window staples promised so long ago. It is true that there has been recently no appalling calamity or loss of life from fire to arouse the popular feeling in regard to the danger of fire in the college buildings, but it is not necessary for the corporation to wait for some such stimulus to compel them to fulfil their promise. We were told that the staples would be ready soon after the recess, and it would seem...
...result of the race, there are of course many conjectures, and many of the twenty-four possible orders are named; but nearly all agree in placing '83 at the head of the list. For second place no such unanimity of opinion is manifested. The sophomores seem ready and anxious to back their crew as against either the freshmen or juniors, while the two latter classes are very wary and cautious in expressing opinion. The crews are evenly matched in weight, and all seem equally determined to make the race a close and exciting one. The following is the order...
...careless thrower. Marquand is uneven in his play at home and cannot always be depended upon. He body-checks and feints well, but holds the ball too long and likes to run down to the defence end of the field. Woods and Noyes are clever homes, but did not seem to dodge and throw for goal as well in Saturday's game as they usually do in practice...
...requirements for admission to the college as well as a corresponding change in making the work of the freshman year wholly or in part elective. The measures proposed in regard to requirements for admission are truly startling in their character, and if adopted, as the committee propose, seem destined to inaugurate nothing less than a revolution in collegiate education in America. These plans include nothing less than the entire abolition of all requirements in Greek and Latin, as prescribed for admission, and the substitution of a scheme whereby a certain number of elective subjects can be presented as the equivalent...
...heartily the endeavors of the association. By the new arrangement our tennis affairs can be brought into a systematic form this spring, and next fall the association can start on a firm basis. The rules for the tenure of courts can then be perfected and any new measures that seem advisable can be introduced...