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...course of training tends, especially among new men, to weed out all who do not take interest in their work, and those who are apt to be slack in observing training rules. So it will readily be seen that there are reasons why the freshman crew should train the whole nine months...
...events which otherwise they would not have thought of entering. It is to be regretted that in our gymnasium athletics we cannot do away with the necessity for the repetition of feats, but this presumes a much higher standard of excellence than we can hope to attain. On the whole, we think that the contest for general excellence will be of great benefit in bringing out good men, and another year, when there will be a good opening for this prize, we hope to see a large number of contestants...
...freshman class. A consultation of a few minutes followed, and to my surprise I was informed that the Harvard examination for admission was equal to a French baccalaureat, and forthwith I was furnished with the necessary cards entitling me to the privileges of the Sorbonne Conferences. Upon the whole, I felt perfectly contented with Paris and her institutions after this piece of good fortune. Such is a brief account of my matriculation in a French university. It is nearly as simple as that of the Leipzig University, where for foreigners a passport alone suffices...
...made in the tariff rates by the act passed last week are for the most part indicative of a more liberal policy. The duties are lowered on many articles by this bill, and many errors and irregularities which had crept into the duty list have been rectified. On the whole, the bill is the first point of the gradual change of sentiment which has been gaining ground throughout the country...
...soon as spring opens new candidates will come out and some of the foot-ball men will probably, in accordance with Capt. Appleton's advice, begin to play. On the whole the prospects for a good team next season are excellent, and, with conscientious work, we can probably keep up the reputation we have so justly earned. It must be borne in mind, however, that nothing but conscientious work can accomplish this result. Some men who play lacrosse seem to look on it simply as a pleasant recreation and so think it unnecessary to practice more than semi-occasionally. Conscientious...