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...report of the financies of Yale College for the past year shows that the expenses of the college greatly exceeded the income. While one or two departments of the college succeeded in registering a slight surplus over their expenses, the academical department ran greatly in arrears. Various reasons have been assigned for the deficit, but the cause is yet somewhat in doubt. Some remarks have been made connecting the matter with the recent resignation of President Porter. But this explanation can be hardly satisfactory And yet the college, if we may judge from the unprecedented size of the present freshman...
...firm stand in favor of all manly sports, it will do much to increase her patronage from these sources, for, these schools are all warm supporters of athletics. Moreover, the athletic events, as they take place at these schools, are carefully watched by the athletic associations in the various New England colleges, and whenever a man shows marked ability, they manifest a great interest in his choice of college. Then the tie of friendship, after three years of association, is very close, and when one sees a large number of his companions going to a New England college, the pressure...
...years' college course, 7 an elective course of four years, and 26 choose a smaller number of electives than are necessary for the second certificate of the society. Of the number now studying, 33 are apparently intending to enter upon teaching or professional work. Thirty-two electives in the various departments are offered to the students...
...captain to brow-beat the referee, attempts which happily did not succeed. The vigorous remarks of the '86 captain to his opponents on the subject of closing their conversation were highly edifying, considering the fact that the former was not particularly noticeable for his own reticence in various subjects connected with the contest. Let us hope that in the coming game with '88 the team will act a little more as Harvard students are supposed to act and less like something else...
...affair, and one is almost led to believe that Yale fears the strength of her rush line, or the brilliancy of her team play will not, in themselves, be sufficient to win the game. As the Princeton team has shown itself to be superior to its rival in the various contests this fall, we can understand their unwillingness to have the game thrown up, notwithstanding the unfavorable circumstances under which they are forced to play...