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What has happened to the lacrosse players? Have they given up all hope of winning back the championship this year? Because, if they have not, it behooves them to bestir themselves. The Princeton men have been at work for some time and have been getting some valuable practice. Why should not we go and do likewise? There is a popular belief at Harvard that autumn practice does no good in athletic sports, except of course in football. This is a great mistake. If the lacrosse management would issue a call for players now they would save some valuable time...
...adequate idea of what the approaching examination is to be like from those old papers. If the authorities knew what a help it is to the students when grinding for an examination to see a copy of a former paper in the same course, we are sure they would bestir themselves and see that this trifling wrong be righted...
...freshmen should bestir themselves about electing two of their number to the Conference Committee. According to the rules of that body "two freshman delegates shall be elected before the close of the second week after the Christmas recess." The candidates must be balloted for at a time and place selected for the purpose, and the two men polling the highest number of votes will be declared elected. We hope that '89 will enter into the spirit of the thing by electing two earnest, representative men for her members, - not by a small majority, but by a large and enthusiastic vote...
...game of foot-ball is not to be given up for good and all, the college must bestir itself at once, and show its desire to have the sport continue to be a prominent feature in Harvard athletics. The action of last year's athletic committee is not binding upon the college for all time, and there is every probability that the near future may witness the reinstatement of Harvard in the inter-collegiate league. Meanwhile the only thing to be done is to organize class elevens to compete for the championship of the college. From these teams a fairly...
...managers of the freshman nine ought to bestir themselves and have arrangements made for some more games with neighboring school nines. Neither Andover nor Exeter have yet been challenged...