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...long-winded; and of a caricature sketch, by far the best thing of its kind that has come out for a long time. The editorials are prosy and excited no false hopes. A great deal of dull poetry, together with the approach of the Yale game, accounts for the dearth of short jokes and stories. Of the illustrations, only the cover, "Back Numbers," and the already mentioned caricature are noteworthy...
This year, however, owing to an unusual dearth of players, Princeton has agreed to send her best man to a place agreed upon and allow him to compete with an extra man from both Harvard and Columbia for a place on the team. It is probable, therefore, that either Harvard or Columbia will be represented by three men. The prize for which the international teams will compete is the Rice trophy, which is valued at one thousand dollars. The trophy is at present held by England...
...Freshman football candidates have been placed under J. E. N. Shaw, 2 L, as head coach. All Freshmen are urged to come out and try for the team, especially heavy men, as there is a dearth of material for the line. The candidates who handed in their names on Thursday night have been divided into squads which have been in charge of the following captains: A. Stillman, J. B. Ayres, J. D. Clark, J. C. Waterbury, P. Fox, A. R. Campbell and D. A. Baldwin. These captains will report at the Locker Building today at 3.45, and all other candidates...
...enviable position in the past has been made and maintained by the earnest work of a body of men who were interested in speaking, and who had the good of their University deeply at heart. As the time comes to fill their places, let there not be a dearth of trained...
...Governor Long opened the exercises in a simple and happy speech. "We are gathered," he said, "to witness another intercollegiate contest, a contest, not of physical strength and skill, but of intellectual ability and training. Considering the lack-I might say dearth- of opportunity for such training in my own day, I think it matter of congratulation that these debates have become institutions...