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...This is such an obvious improvement over the old method, that we wonder it has not been adopted before. Three or four years ago there were so many candidates that the Faculty decided to exclude Sophomores; perhaps they might now be allowed to compete; but if this does not seem advisable, we respectfully suggest that in the Catalogue next year the false statement, which has stood for four years, that "members of the graduating class and of the two lower classes are allowed to compete," be struck...
...cannot see how the former privilege could injure a student or the standard of scholarship in the College, and we should like to urge upon the Faculty to reconsider this step, and unless there is a cogent reason for their action, to restore a liberty which does not seem to have been abused...
...view of the number of bicyclists now in college, it would seem a good plan to organize a Harvard Bicycle Club. Perhaps the Athletic Association will, if unwilling to hold a field meeting, give a prize of some value for a long distance road-race of ten miles or more. In case they will not, the "sporting column" of the Crimson will guarantee a cup or medal worth ten dollars for a ten-mile road or track race, contingent on five men starting, merely for the sake of promoting sport and creating interest in this capital exercise; the race...
...action of the Henley Stewards with reference to American entries in England will have no serious effect upon the Watkins Glen Regatta. The difficulty all arises from the definition, or rather want of definition, of the word "Amateur." None of the authorities agree in the matter, and it would seem advisable to arrive at some distinct international understanding on the point. Bell's Life says that some clubs include artisans and mechanics in their definition, while others do not, and therefore every one must decide for himself. The real trouble is, not in the definition of the word "Amateur...
CHEMISTRY, I believe, is one of the popular departments here. All my friends seem to have electives in it, including even Simpkins, who is studying mineralogy to improve his eyesight. Heaven knows there's need of improvement, for he is near-sighted, cross-eyed, and, according to Dr. Jeffries, color-blind. I don't elect Chemistry; in fact, I know so little about it that at the dinner-table, when the Freshman who has heard Cook's lectures asks me to "approximate the H2O," I stare stupidly at him, and cannot understand that he wishes me to pass...