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...have hitherto bound us to "Fair Harvard." It had been the intention of Columbia to say nothing whatever in regard to the controversy through the press, and it was almost the unanimous opinion of the students that, owing to the well known fairness of Harvard students in general, the whole matter would be settled to the satisfaction of all parties, and that Columbia and Harvard would still continue on their former footing of friendliness. The endeavor, however, of the Harvard Boat Club to cast the blame and discredit of the fiasco upon Columbia induced the directors of the Boat Club...
...action of the Columbia crew has been praised and sanctioned, not by the Columbia College Boat Club alone, but by the whole college in mass meeting assembled, where the use of any one man's thumb has little or no effect...
...interest and enthusiasm. The single scull contest was not so well carried out, but nevertheless was watched with interest. One of the (usually) most amusing features of the day was necessarily postponed till next Saturday, viz., the contest of the freshman eights. The success of the day, as a whole, under the adverse circumstances, demonstrates, we believe, the wisdom and advisability of permanently re-establishing these contests in the fall. Affording as they usually do considerable amusement to both spectators and participants, their chief value is, as we have before noted, to keep alive throughout the fall general interest...
...indignation which prevailed when that paper was signed has in great measure subsided, when the facts which the Harvard representatives rightfully kept to themselves till the proper time for their disclosure (the meeting of the H. U. B. C.) arrived, and now, when it is clear that the whole thing was the result of several misunderstandings, in which each side was at fault, the holder of this paper pours oil on the flames by forwarding and publishing a letter which reflects on the fairness of the referee, on the truthfulness of Harvard's coach, on the integrity of Harvard...
...resided three years was eligible. There was no pretence of any examination, and the authorities of the college had nothing to do with the elections, which were vested absolutely in the dean of Manchester and the rectors of Prestwich and Bury. The charity commissioners have lately overhauled the whole of Hulme's bequest, and the seventeen "idle exhibitions" have now been replaced by competitive scholarship, tenable on strict condition of residence, diligence and good conduct...