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...under the elective system men are tempted to, and actually do, take a "soft" courses with the expectation of getting high marks, and so "freezing" on to a big fat scholarship. This has become so large an evil that the high scholars almost invariably shun very valuable but difficult courses, except as extras...
...great treasure house of Roman remains is the bed of the Tiber in whose soft mud countless treasures still lie hidden. From leaders of shepherds the Romans became leaders of men. Professor Lanciani then spoke of the discovery of 14000 pieces of prehistoric remains, all of which are being collected and placed in a museum. In a few slides he then presented the remains of the regal period still to be traced on the Palentine...
...voice ever soft, gentle and low - An excellent thing in woman...
...Yale and Amherst ???. A strong wind was blowing from left field and the air was damp and chilly. The pitching was thus more uncertain than usual. Both ??? and Nichols seemed to have much difficulty in making their curves confirm to the fitful gusts of wind. The outfield was very soft, and many of the base hits would have been good for two basers on a hard field...
...weather has allowed outdoor work, the athletic team has been training at the Yale Field, and at present it is possible to name with a fair degree of accuracy the men who will represent Yale at the Inter-Collegiate meeting. The track which last year was at times too soft to run on, has been gotten into excellent condition and now ranks among the fastest of college tracks...