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...hand, is free from these annoyances; he is supposed to enter into athletics from a gentlemanly desire to excel in them, and he commands the interest of all those who like to witness contests where there is no doubt of the earnestness and honesty of the competitors. This has hitherto made our intercollegiate rowing and base-ball and foot-ball take such a prominent hold on the public interest. We have proved in the first two that gentlemen can equal, if not excel, those who turn pastime into a profession; and there is no reason why the same excellence should...
...average of the men examined hitherto has been above that of young men in general, and though this high average may be lessened by the asuremements of those awaiting their turn at examination, it is certain that the average of College men will be somewhat higher than the average development of young men of the same age outside the College...
...whole University will be delighted to know that the steam-whistle on the Brighton abattoir, hitherto sounded in connection with the fire-alarm system has been discontinued by order of the Fire Commissioners...
Third, Personal items, mentioning circumstances which cannot possibly be of interest to any one except the person "itemized," have hitherto been an unknown feature of our college papers. These will be introduced as a special department of the Harvard Reverberation, but not too plentifully at first, lest they should shock minds accustomed to consider such things not in good taste...