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Doubtless most of the offenders are freshmen and "know no better." We hope these words may serve to show them the selfishness of their conduct, But if any of them are upper-class men, we must bear with them as best we may, they are lost beyond hope...
...expense of sending the freshman crew to New London. The receipts of the freshman nine and eleven cover about two-fifths of the expenditures, and the balance is chipped in by the class. The following figures, taken from official reports, except the university base-ball which is carefully estimated, show concisely what it costs Yale to compete with other colleges...
...amount not covered by gate receipts and subscriptions, $2857.40, is met by glee club and miscellaneous receipts. These figures show that the subscription fiend, with his little book, is quite a striking personage at Yale - in fact many of the students think he strikes too often. When any of the teams are winners, an extra call for funds is made so as to present them with trophies. The amount spent for athletics by Yale men, individually, cannot, of course, be computed, but it is safe to figure that it would carry the yearly aggregate somewhat beyond the $25,000 mark...
...half an hour later the Harvard team strolled on to the floor, ready to show what it could do. Foremost among the tuggers was J. H. B. Easton, the "biggest anchor any team ever had," as an enthusiastic soldier remarked who was trying to place $10 against $5 that Harvard would win. He has tugged seven times in that hopeful capacity, and only once has Harvard had to yield the victory. The other members of the team do not compare well with Easton in size of body, but they are scholarly, toughened young men, and each one good...
...week. The average highest price paid was $5.25; average lowest, $3.75. One man boarded himself at $1, one at $2, several as low as $4. The highest price paid was $7. As a rule the young men who expended the most money in college have the least to show in literary and scientific attainments...