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...lacrosse field. Last year several of the best players left college. There remains, however, enough material for this year's team, but next year will be a doubtful time for our lacrosse prospects, if our forces are not recruited. '85 has supported lacrosse creditably. '86 has so far sent to the field but three men. More is demanded of her than this. We would offer to '86 the following suggestion : Why cannot she organize a class lacrosse team, to be supported by the class, and to furnish material for the 'Varsity team? At present lacrosse is on a doubtful footing...
...standard of admission has resulted so that "Exeter, for instance, long a Harvard school, is sending many boys to Yale. Phillips Andover. hitherto a Yale school, this year sends five boys to Harvard, and is likely to send fifteen next year. Williston, the largest feeder of Yale, last year sent more boys to Cambridge than to New Haven. It is understood that the destruction of the individual character of these schools is entirely in accord with the wishes of their officers. and is, in fact, largely due to their efforts...
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of our former classmate...
...suggested that two pieces of paper, marked "East" and "West" respectively, be placed in a hat and drawn. Accordingly this was done, and Columbia drew the west course, and Harvard the east. On Friday afternoon, June 23, Mr. Benjamin, the Columbia coxswain, was drowned. No official notice whatever was sent to the Harvard crew, until Monday - Saturday, June 24, the day of the race, having passed. On Monday the Columbia men came over to the Harvard quarters, and said that they could not row before Wednesday, on account of the funeral of Mr. Benjamin, and did not feel like asking...
Moreover, the challenge sent by you, and accepted by Harvard, stipulated that the time of the race should be "mutually agreed" upon, and neither party had any right to insist upon any particular hour; and in refusing to compromise, Harvard assumed a position which was not in accordance with the agreement. Yours truly...